I stared at her. Wondering why she was asking this all of a sudden.

"It's a secret because her race is actually rare." Came the reply of Nate and turned to Lady Alice and smiled. "Very rare." He said calmly. At that moment, I found myself admiring Nate for speaking up for me.

Lady Alice beamed at Nate before turning her attention to me. Her eyes sparkled with interest as she asked, "That's amazing."

I felt a hand sneaking at my waist and suddenly, I was pulled towards Nate. I looked up at him and saw him wink. Not the flirtatious wink but more of a 'let me handle this'...