Claire's mother did not like at all how this meeting was progressing. Her daughter was being very disrespectful to their guests, the Queen and Princess of France, their nation, to which they owed everything.
She instantly forced herself into the conversation, trying to ease the tension that had begun to suffocate the room. The honor is not just hers, it is for the entire House of Rochefort. I know my daughter feels the same, she has just had a hard time expressing herself since she came back from Germany. Even though we have tried to socially rehabilitate her, she has stubbornly refused."
Claire didn't rebuke her mother, nor did she interject, she simply sipped her tea in silence. However, Princess Isabelle instantly latched onto the opportunity Claire's mother had granted her and used it to dig the knife in deeper.
