As Evelyna leaned back smiling she noticed Phera's eyes closed while her mouth ready for the kiss to continue. The very same moment she noticed Phera's hands holding her own hips as a familiar shameless lover would ! The implications was so blatant one nearby Priestess smacked both of her hands to her face - all but covering it.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh Herbalists ! Lords !" </strong>The priestess muttered to another close by.<strong> "And the new priestesses wonder why we prefer to hold meetings without our plant gathering friends ! Gosh we have <strong>tried </strong>to include them many times but each time we doe nothing is agreed! It wasn't us being exclusive ! <strong>Their </strong>elders <strong><em>suggested </em></strong>we don't for this reason ! If we have <em>any </em>hope in getting things done certain things have to be simple. And look the cheek of the girl ! She is acting like our own Princess's body may as well be hers ! We know their nature is flooded with aphrodisiacs but really !  This is our <em>Princess </em>for heavens sakes !"</strong><br/><br/>The two priestesses nearby tried to keep their whispers to each other muffled but their own exasperation carried it to the ears of all near. To ears unknowing this was insulting however Phera's mannerisms confirmed their stance quiet thoroughly. When Phera's eyes opened after realizing the kiss would not continue her gaze fell straight to the covered loins of the princess while her hands squeezed the princesses hips instinctively. Phera's bit her lip while her eyes widened.<br/><br/><strong>"All without even a blush Phera ? my assumptions acquaintance ... " </strong>One of the priestesses interceded "Y<strong>ou can let our princess Evelyna go now. Strange as it may seem to you, she needs her hips for other things. They are <em>her </em>hips my quaint herbalists not <em>yours</em>. Our princess is no plant you can do as you fit to without asking. Besides her face is not between her hips ! Some etiquette please ... just <strong><em>some </em></strong>!" </strong><br/><br/>What seemed a fast fluid movement of the priestesses' hand actually was very strong and while talking the priestesses swept Phera's hands away elegantly and thrust-ed a full wine flute in Phera's left hand and a mostly full bottle of the same wine in her right.<br/><br/><strong>"Trying doing that with your hands full huh ?"</strong><br/><br/>Phera looked quizzically at the priestess oblivious to why the priestess was so distressed. Then strangely took the suggestion of the priestess<strong>literally </strong>... after a pause ... while holding both of the objects, Phera's long arms reached around to circle the princesses thin waste ... but the moment they snaked forward with such intentions ... the priestess deftly moved them back towards Phera's own body shocked with Phera's stupidity;<br/><br/><strong>"I was joking Phera!" </strong><br/><br/><strong>"Oh ... " </strong>The woods didn't show sarcasm and as such the herbalist was new to its traps, one she fell in unawares to herself all so deeply. Her troubled lost and confused expression made it clear this was the first time she felt its lancing effect.  This time Phera<strong>did </strong>blush, then looked about those watching her ... seeing others stifled laughter return her probing gaze, Phera's shoulders slumped realizing her mistake, and her mouth pursed almost to a pin-point. Ashamed and embarrassed to be shown out as stupid and simple minded in public nervousness soon took its hold of her. She may as well be a fish out of water struggling for breath, she certainly felt as hopeless as one.<br/><br/>Altogether perfect timing to the priestess who felt like talking down to Phera' however....<br/><br/><strong>"We are very grateful for your harvest but walking in assuming its enough to distract our royalty is quiet another thing entirely" </strong><br/><br/>the priestesses were furious, at this both turned about and stormed off towards their chambers... while muttering to themselves<br/><br/><strong>"Why other races think us elves have grace and formality is beyond me ! If they met one of our herbalists - there goes any hope of a decent reputation, imagine if they met another queen?, instead of giving respect or bowing they would just act like that ! next thing you know it they are at war with us for some religious thing we didnt understand ! I am stunned Phera even managed a curtsy ! Thank god they spend most of their time in the woods. Heaven knows how we could manage anything if they choose so otherwise. I just pray this winter is not a harsh one - because if it is they will seek to share houses with the village folk until it passes, and I am still managing the lingering issues those families had from the last time !"<br/></strong><br/><br/>.. before their words became indistinguishable from the cheers of the others within the hall.<br/><br/>