Chatting with wife

Alvin feared that she had misunderstood him and that she might end up confronting Harold over it, which would, in turn, put him in trouble, so he ran after her.

"My lady, I think there is a misunderstanding," he called after her as he ran up to catch up with her, and Alicia stopped once again.

Seeing the crease on his brow, she figured that this was important to him, and since she still intended to somehow find a way to use him, she decided to be nice, "What misunderstanding?" She asked with a slightly raised brow.

"I only wanted to talk to you about the rumors going around the palace. Unless Prince Harold already mentioned it to you," Alvin added, wondering if Harold had told her about it already.

So he wasn't trying to talk her into accepting Harold's decision to send Paulina away? "Rumors? About Paulina?" She asked, confused. 

"Yes, my lady."