Her eyes narrowed. She removed her hands immediately after his kiss. “I didn’t say you could take liberties with my person, Cronqvist,” she remarked in a matter-of-fact fashion. “If a lady doesn’t offer her hand, it means she doesn’t want to be kissed,” she reminded him the old code. “You must brush of those rules of courtesy.”
The knight waited a few moments to change the subject. “As I said, we must speak. Is there a more private chamber we could discuss in peace?” she inquired while her eyes travelled at the numerous creatures lurking and creeping ahead and behind them.