Haha...
NO, YOUR HIGHNESS.
WHY NOT?
THE CARRIAGE ONLY SEATS FOUR.
THEN YOU CAN RIDE WITH AUNTIE!
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
MOTHER!
I WANT TO RIDE WITH LIV ON OUR WAY BACK!
NO!
HMM...
MS. LIBERTY, WOULD YOU MIND RIDING WITH LUCY?
PARDON?!
O-OF COURSE, YOUR HIGHNESS.
LET'S GO, LIV!
IT IS A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT...
OH WELL, THE PRINCESS SEEMS SO HAPPY.
WAS HE LIKE THIS AT THE BANQUET, TOO?
IT WAS ONLY BRIEF, BUT DID I REALLY DANCE...
...WITH SOMEONE SO COLD AND INDIFFERENT?
I FEEL AS IF IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DREAM.
HE HELD MY HAND LIKE THIS WHEN WE DANCED, TOO...
MY BARE HANDS...
SOMEHOW EMBARRASS ME.
MAYBE I SHOULD WEAR GLOVES NEXT TIME.
THIS IS SO AWKWARD...
D-DID HE NOTICE?
IT WOULDN'T BE OFFENSIVE TO MOVE AWAY, RIGHT?
CAREFUL...
PFT
OOPS.
THIS IS SO EMBERRASSING!
LIV, PLAY WITH ME!
OF COURSE, YOUR HIGHNESS!
TADA!
WHAT... IS THIS?
WHAT DOES SHE WANT ME TO DO?
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE...
IS IT... ART OR SOMETHING?
OH! IS SHE SHOWING IT OFF?
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT. MUST BE IT.
W-WOW, THAT'S WONDERFUL, YOUR HIGHNESS!
LET'S JUST COMPLIMENT HER..!
OH.
....?
???
THEY SAID EVERY GIRL IN HEROD...
KNOWS THIS GAME...
LUCY, I'LL DO IT WITH YOU. GIVE IT HERE.
THIS IS CALLED CAT'S CRADLE.
YOU WEAVE THE STRING WITH YOUR FINGERS AND PASS IT BACK AND FORTH.
LIKE THIS.
AHA...!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY IT? I'LL TEACH YOU.
MAY I?
FIRST, PUT YOUR THUMB THROUGH HERE.
THEN PULL IT DOWNWARD...
AND LIFT IT BACK UP.
HER HANDS ARE SO SMALL...
OH, I GET IT NOW! LIKE THIS!
YOU CAN MAKE SHAPES LIKE THIS, TOO!
YOU CAN MAKE A STAR, TOO!
WHOA, I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS SHAPE BEFORE...
IT FEELS SOMEWHAT TINGLY.
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN MY GLOVES OFF.
On the way back, a carriage crisis breaks out; when they can't fit into the four-person carriage, Liv agrees to ride with Princess Lucy. During the journey, the princess's happiness softens her, but memories of the cold dance partner at the banquet and the embarrassment of their hand-to-hand contact prey on her mind. When Lucy pulls out a string game, Liv is surprised at first, then teaches her how to play it; as they make star-like shapes together, the warmth between them grows.
