The Mat and The Beast

The next morning, he wore a grey shirt and a black tuxedo. At breakfast, he beamed at his subjects when he saw that Roxana’s head remained up when the rest of them were bowing. After greeting the attendees, he made his way to her, and kissed her on her forehead as he said, “Thank you, for not bowing.”

“It felt very awkward.” She complained with blushing cheeks.

He chuckled. “You’ll get used to i