Maybe it was the fact that his judgment was clouded by more than pent up frustration that came with unemployment that he reached out for her arm when she turned away. There was something unreadable in his eyes as he took in the woman in front of him. He'd barely gotten the tail end of that story.

"It must be hard for a queen out of her kingdom," he said quietly. Not quite sympathetic, but tinged with an urging for her to continue. "I'm sure you usually have people who do that for you."