That moment where he stared at her, she felt unnerved. Though she couldn't honestly see his eyes boring into her, she knew they were there. Fidgeting for a moment, hands clasping and unclasping in her lap, Elisa waited for him to say something...or at least remove the glasses so she could make<span style="font-style: italic">actual</span>eye contact with him.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">â€œItâ€™s in no way your fault; most people would be shaken after an attempt on their life occurred in their own room...Remember this if you remember nothing else I say: you are not the reason I was hurt, the people who tried to kill you are at fault here. Youâ€™ve done nothing wrong. Donâ€™t apologize as if you have. It makes the real apologies meaningless.â€</span><br/><br/>No one had ever spoken to her like that. At most, she had some of the servants telling her to not apologize. Sure, she could be overly apologetic, much to her father's dismay, but this was different. She felt she were actually the cause of Alex's injury and he was telling her flat out it wasn't her fault; Even went as far as to say that she was taking away from real apologies if she continued to apologize for it.<br/><br/>A protest welled up in her throat, but he cut her off with his sudden topic change.<span style="color: #FF0000">â€œHow about here? Thereâ€™re no windows, but thereâ€™s enough space for us to cohabitate, can you live with that?â€</span><br/><br/>Shrugging, she looked over the plans, trying to remember why her father had been so insistent on building that room in the first place. "If that's the room you want to go with, I'll trust your judgement. But that doesn't mean..." Elisa added, eyes taking on an almost challenging air to them. "...That I'm not going to that treaty gala tomorrow. It's for the good of the people, and I will be there." Looking about the room a moment longer, she grimaced. "Do you need anything else? Or are we okay to go?" Her voice had become a bit resigned to the idea of running, but if that's what it took to keep her alive until tomorrow after what just happened...she'd do it.