Chapter 223. Dinner

It was time for dinner, and everyone was already seated. Ryder had sent word that he would be coming late, so I had his food put in something that could keep it warm until he arrived.

I helped to bring the food to the dining area after much pleading with the maids because they felt allowing the Luna to serve food wasn't right. We brought in the platters and began serving. I saw the lady I had met earlier seated at the table with a strange man, a man I had not seen before. I guessed this was the son she mentioned, the one who would be joining us for dinner tonight.

After I was done helping the maids serve the food, I went to take my seat and finally greeted the son, who I noticed had been looking at me the entire time. As soon as I sat down, I waved at him, and he said hello. I had learned from the Luna that everyone must respect and highly regard the new Luna, but I was going to let this slide today because we were just meeting for the first time. I expected that the nex