He averted his eyes as he continued rubbing his neck. “I, ah..yes! No! Not with draperies, I mean..” Nicolai frantically racked his brain for the right word. “Shawl! Mantle? Wrap-around fabric..” He made a gesture of something wrapping around him.
He hoped he was off the hook, but he never knew with Anna. “And I totally wasn’t going to say dress. Because that would be awkward. And I am a man.” The king paused and his eyes widened slightly by what he said. “Not..not that I ever wore one, of course! I, they..chocolate? There’s some in the kitchen,” he pointed out, a hand gesturing towards said place down the hall.
Anna blinked once, twice. Huh, her father sure was acting strange this evening.
"Ah...Papa, are...you alright?"
She tilted her head to the side, talking a step closer to the man. Maybe he was nervous about the ceremony? Anna placed a small hand on his shoulder. "You seem kinda...nervous I guess? Is it about the event tonight?"
















