"What? No! Why should we even tell them this?" Katelyn questioned.
"Sage, can you give us a moment?" Raidan urged.
"Of course, Your Majesty." Sage stood up and walked away.
"Kate, tell me what's actually going on," Raidan asked, keeping his voice gentle. "Why are you so adamant of not getting married? I get it you don't like Sage, but what if I bring another proposal for you? Are you going to refuse for that too?"
"Dad, you told me you would give me a month," Katelyn asserted.
"Yes, I told you that. However, hearing you talk makes me feel you are going to refuse to marry Sage. I never stopped you ever from doing anything. But it seems you're refusing to marry not because you don't want to marry, but you've someone in your heart. Am I right?" Raidan squinted his eyes.
Katelyn fidgeted with her fingers as she heard her father's words. 'Did Sage tell my father? I requested him not to do this.'
"Say something, Kate," Raidan said.
