Colette watched him carefully, he was being completely serious.  She felt her cheeks run a bit red as he spoke.  No one had ever said something like this before.  No one had ever wanted to make her happy or care about how she felt.  And when his hand reached through the bars, Colette didn't hesitate to gently guide it to her cheek.  She held it with great care as she made eye contact.<br/><br/>Then the silent tears started to fall.  She was loved, for once in her life someone loved her unconditionally.  She felt herself quickly falling for the prince as she used her free hand to wipe her tears.   "Thank you Fitzroy..." She said quietly before smiling again, tears still streaming down her face.  "Thank you for being the first to truly care about me since my father's death....." She said quietly.