When she was released, HonorÃ¨ sighed and rubbed her arm. She was a little hurt when she'd thought that Gavin had somehow thought that she'd had something to do with the assassination attempt. But she sat calmly down, and let him explain. It gave her some reassurance, although she let him see the hurt in her eyes.<br/><br/>"I don't know that I can do this, Gavin. I want to be with you, but as long as I'm a member of the Goldspar delegation, I'm always going to be mistrusted." she looked past him, surveying the room with a sad expression in her eyes. "I won't be trusted as your wife, let alone if anything else happens. Perhaps it would be best if we left and went home if we can serve no useful purpose here." She placed her hands in her lap and looked back at him.<br/><br/>"My sister discovered the plot and told it to the Ritter Hex. I had just given your father some of the unguent that I had with me to ease his cough. Unguent serves many purposes, medicinal as well as cosmetic." At this point, she was trying to remain stoic, and not let the situation seep in to hurt her, but her manners were stiffer than her usual collected self. "Other than that, I have no information, your highness." Even going so far as to address him by title once more.<br/><br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/><br/>"As you wish, your highness." when Nicole rose, it was with the same grace that HonorÃ¨ carried, but with a more submissive air to it. She lifted the bedsheets, and offered a hand to help Diane out of the bed. Once standing, Nicole grabbed a towel, and began to vigorous towel dry her again, this time to clear her body of sweat that accumulated when she slept. HonorÃ¨ liked the nice rosy tint that it gave to the skin as well.<br/><br/>After that, it was a polite "please remain here." as she went to get the ribbon and returned to the woman child's side. Kneeling, she fastened it back around Diane's waist, her hands slipping into crevices that would reawaken Diane's dream feelings as well as her body. With a smile, she bent her head, and placed one gentle but firm kiss atop the mound of hair that hide the goddess' pearl and then explained.<br/><br/>"That is a servant's prayer to his or her goddess that is the Mistress. It shows pleasure with being able to give service and to please her. This is the only time you may touch the Mistress without permission and only when she is undressed." Nicole was going a bit beyond what HonorÃ¨ had told her, but it was understood what was planned for the girl. "She also requested another restorative wine for you." she motioned to the cup beside the bed where a  new glass of wine remained.<br/><br/>"Drink that, and I shall finish dressing you."