Entering the dining room, the Prince noted that just a solitary figure was seated: Cassiopeia.  Mother and Father had yet to show up and there were only four settings around the dining room table, one of which was already occupied.  Were her parents not joining them for dinner?  If he remembered correctly, the Princess was on her own amongst the Lancasters for the next few days.  Of course, no one had consulted him on this arrangement, since both sets of parents had agreed between themselves.<br/><br/>Bernard disappeared into a side room, which now left the Princess and Prince alone.  Orion seated himself on the opposite side of her.  Quite the advantageous spot to enjoy the view she offered.  Her choice of attire was just as eye-catching as the previous dress.  Mother and Father would be seated to his right, and to his left, respectively.<br/><br/>She watched him with a keen interest, but said nothing.  Yet.  Well, someone’s got to break the ice, he thought, and it may as well be me.  “Evening, Highness,” he stated evenly, with a casual grin.  And since no one else was in the room yet, “My, but you’re looking quite ravishing tonight,” he complimented her.