Martha smiled but shook her head. "Your country... kingdom must be far from where I live, for I've never heard of it. I'm sorry. And I'm not of noble birth... so I don't think Lady can be added to my name. And what do I call you? As for how I got here..." Well, that's a long and complicated story. "I was hiding in a closet. Hiding from invaders. One moment I was there, the next, I was here." Simplified but true.

Her smile turned to concern when his hand reached for his abdomen. "Are you injured?" She reaches up for the kitten and lets it down on the ground where it gambols about among the flowers. Martha opens up a carpet bag and begins pulling out bandages if needed.