It was a shame that HonorÃ¨ couldn't read minds or she might have agreed with Lady Masako. At least partially. One did learn a lot about people from observation. But even better than simply observing was stirring things up a little, then observing how people reacted. Which was precisely what HonorÃ¨ had done, if for different reasons than Masako would.<br/><br/>As the second course was brought out, HonorÃ¨ managed to hold back a shudder. Lifting her eyes for a moment, she gave a simple prayer to the heavens, and this time it was she who barely touched her food. She picked up a flower or two and nibbled on them, but did not touch the meat and in this case, the honeyed meat.Instead, she turned her gray blue eyes to watch her dinner companions and to not have to look at her plate.