Lord Vance chuckled. "Dine like royalty? Well, even if you eat with me you won't quite be there. I'm not a king, my dear. But, to answer your question, yes, you may dine with me, but I have a condition."<br/><br/>He reached up and grasped her hand in his own, holding her firmly enough to impress upon her his strength without hurting her. "You will swear to me two things. First, that you will not deny me my meal when the time comes. Second, that you will not breathe a word to anyone what you see when you dine alone with me. Do you swear, dear lady?"