"I am sure she is not accustomed to being pursued," Riku agreed. "She may not even notice Conrad's affection." He was going to really have to make her see if he fancied her. Riku thought Lady Belle deserved a man who could appreciate all of her, even the parts that weren't so lady-like.
"Namine," Riku repeated, hanging onto the Prince while he washed him. "I don't know," he confessed. His sister was very happy with her life, but... "I will ask her tomorrow," he said. "I don't presume to know her mind." He had yet to tell her about the change in her rank, when he married the Prince. "But, I know I would like to have my sister closer."
Would she still be a servant? Or would she become a kind of lady, like Belle, living along-side the Princess and keeping her company.
"I want to wash you too," Riku said, licking some water off of the Prince's shoulder.