Duncan glanced at Madeline. "Maybe you should, her Majesty could use her friend there amongst the suitors. And I could use your honest opinion about them at the table." he said as he walked on.

When he reached the doors that lead outside towards the herbal garden he opened it and let Lady Madeline go through first. The scents of the herbs greeted them already. 

"Let's take a stroll through the garden, a little light walking before dinner is great to get some appetite. Besides, knowing our cook, it'll be an elaborate meal again."

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Keith hoped that a signal would be given when dinner was about to ready, something like a horn or whatever. He would hate to miss dinner. But riding and getting to know his fellow suitor was a nice way to spend the time before dinner. 
He looked around a bit, to see if Desmond would be outside too but he couldn't spot anyone right now. 
Again, Keith thought about how he acted when Nora had introduced herself. "I do want to apologise for my behaviour when you introduced yourself. I can safely say I did not expect that but I could have acted a bit more prince worthy or something."