Despite her outward appearance to others, Rowena was clearly agitated by the prince's peculiar tale. And Daimon was determined to find out why.
"Here, try this." He said offering her a bite of broiled scallops from his own plate and with his own fork. As he leaned towards her with fork in hand, he casually placed his other hand on her arm in a comforting gesture.
To any observer, it was a sweetly romantic gesture. Obviously, she could feed herself. Moreover, she had the exact same food on her own plate. But Daimon had another purpose behind his actions.
This caught her attention and calmed her somewhat. It never failed to surprise her how this man who struck terror into the hearts of everyone else, made her feel safe. His touch and tone of voice were comforting to her as well.
As she leaned towards him to take his offering, their eyes locked, and unspoken communication passed between them. She knew he was inquiring as to what was wrong.