Anastasia looked at him when he left for the kitchen and asked her to stay where she was. The staff seemed very intent on keeping her out of the kitchens, with the man last night and Samsul this morning. She walked over to a simple looking chair and sat down in it. She placed her hands in her lap as she looked around the room again. She made a note to ask to see the kitchens, she wanted to talk to the chefs. Cooking had always been something that she enjoyed doing with her mother. The food last night had been too rich for her tastes but she would love to talk with the people who had made it.

She looked at Samsul when he re-entered the room and walked over to her. She looked up at him as he stood behind her. Patting the chair next to her, she smiled up at him, "Please, sit down... It feels funny with you looming over me like that."

She leaned back in her chair and began to play with her fingers, "Are you going to eat?"