You are intercepted by a familiar face

You've almost reached your room when a voice causes you to jump. "Just what do you think you're doing?" You turn your head toward the noise and see Katherin, your childhood companion, standing in the otherwise empty stone hall. Her father is a local baron, not of great wealth or prestige but respectable nonetheless, and your parents considered her an acceptable companion for you. It has been over a decade since you saw her last, but you recognize her cherubic face and straw-colored hair, almost unchanged since then. She stands not too much taller too, and her physique is still girlish even though she is a grown woman. "Oh, hi Katherin, long time no see" you say sheepishly. She stands there with her hands on her little hips, judging you. She isn't a stunner like Veronica, but she has a kind of simple beauty, more down-to-earth. "Don't think I don't know what you did, the shame on your face confirms it!" You absentmindedly touch your face, as if to test if you can feel your shame with your hand. Her poutiness only increases. "Some whore from our kingdom's biggest rival comes to seduce you on her first day as a 'dignitary', and you fell for it?" You do feel pretty stupid. "Well, when you put it like that..." Your half-assed response only inflames her anger. She steps forward and seizes a hold of your shirt, heedless of the difference in your ranks.

"Don't you think she's up to something? Why not spy on her, find out her angle you big oaf?" Angle? What is she talking about? "I'll have you know Veronica l-, uh, she likes me. What other angle need there be?" She sighs. "Are you really that naive? What if they're trying to make you fall in love with that temptress bitch, get you wrapped around her finger and have you do whatever her boss wants, or something like that? You're putting the whole country at risk just because you can't keep your dick in your pants!" Who is she to say what you can do? She may have a point, but getting mad at her for bringing it up makes you feel better. "Are you my newly-appointed keeper or something, what's it to you? Just because we were friends as kids, you think you get to tell me what to do. Well I'm the king now, deal with it!" She reddens further. "What's it to me? I have to live here too, if you fuck it up all of our lives get fucked up! Why are you being so stupid?!" She starts battering you with little punches. You've had just about enough of her. You break free and start running off.

"Don't think we're done talking about this!" she shouts after you. Damn, you expected a warmer welcome.