Under the table- Part 3

Fortunately Heidi had made a quick trip to her room to use the bathroom before joining all the important guests at the table. She sat next to Warren and a lady from the council who was a human like herself. Lord Nicholas, instead of taking his usual seat at the head of the table, he had taken out the seat today to join them for a regular meal. The unfortunate part was that he sat right in front of her at the table. She avoided the lord at all cost, busying herself by conversing with the council lady and asking her about the work she did.

The first course of the meal finished and the second course was brought in by the maids. Smiling at the maid who picked her plate whom she had got used, she took hold of the silverware and began cutting the chicken with the knife and fork. Just as she finished almost cutting the meat she felt her ankle being caught between a pair of legs, making her cough.