He squinted at her. "You expect a dance tutor. Like a child?"
"Not a tutor." She shot back, quickly
...it absolutely was a tutor. That was what she needed, else the world might discover she wasn't Airie much before she wanted. Initially she'd told herself she could just muddle through it, but Fiadh described...
Alarmingly complicated steps. While gushing about the idea of her dancing with the prince in front of her now.
But even if she weren't embarrassed by the suggestion that she was a child, she couldn't dare let Donncahd know she needed such a tutor for that very reason. She had no answer for why a princess like Airie wasn't properly taught.
So. It wasn't because she was embarrassed when he compared her to a child. It was strategic.
She coughed, and crossed her arms.
"I just need. Reconditioning. To be able to dance for a while."
"Re...conditioning...?" He responded slowly, turning the word over in his mouth as if he'd never heard it before.
Which was. Possible.
