Bab 315: Socializing needs a proper bodily setting and condition

"Amarein!"

Right after my shout, Halurean stopped on his track, and Natha snatched my waist to prevent me from colliding with the druid. Huh? What? I looked at Natha, and then back at the druid. The sudden stop made my heart beat fast in surprise.

"W-what?"

"Ah, pardon me," Halurean turned his head and gave me an apologetic smile. "I was just surprised that you called Lady Amarein so casually."

I blinked in a different kind of surprise now. "Huh? Oh...sorry?"

"Oh, no--no..." he turned his body completely now, shaking his head and his hands at the same time. "Of course, you're our prince, Your--ahem, Young Master, so you're allowed to do that," he explained, before adding with a sheepish smile and an awkward gaze. "I'm just not used to it."

"Oh,"