He was magnetized to the seat she put him in. She'd treated him just as kindly once. Once he was out from under his own sarcastic mask he was easy to be around. It's the reason he'd been able to be a King once, even if people would continue to badmouth him. They had good reason.
He winced at the sting with a suck in of air through his teeth. "I'm not hallucinating still am I?" He wasn't sure this was real or not.