Afraid that she may have insulted the prince, Ameline spoke quickly. "I am sorry- I didn't mean to offend, master, but-" she stopped, and he spoke again. The maid risked it, and looked up at the prince on the bed. "No, master, you've not," she said, but more quietly than she was speaking before. 'He's drunk,' Ameline told herself. 'I don't care,' she also reminded herself.