A pleasant conversation

I thought William was just going to go with me to the coach, but when he got in just after I did and closed the door, I was shocked. I looked around, but no one appeared, so the coach started to move, and I found myself trapped in that enclosed space with William, sitting comfortably in front of me with his arms and legs crossed and looking out of the small window at the scenery outside.

Moreover, I didn't know what to say, I'd never been in such a situation with a man before. I pressed my hands into the soft fabric of my dress, my heart racing even more as I could smell the fragrance William was wearing.

"About what you said earlier," William's voice broke through the silence, surprising me. "About needing to use different strategies to face different enemies. When it comes to the battlefield, I know how my enemies will try to attack me, and I intercept them, but the court is something completely different."

I felt my nervousness diminishing and my body relaxing. I looked out through