Almira watched him intensely. Dante felt uncomfortable under her scrutiny and shifted in his seat several times. 

Kitanna noticed his movements and turned to Almira, who didn't even blink. 

    "Are you sure you're full, princess? You've barely eaten anything, though you were scolding me for being twenty minutes late", Kitanna attempted to steal her attention away from Dante.

    "You talk too much", Almira replied without looking away from Dante. "Is my gaze making you uncomfortable?"

Dante choked at the question. Kitanna quickly poured him a glass of water. Dante finished it in one gulp and dropped the glass.

     "So…. What exactly made you choke?" Almira smirked. He almost choked the...