[He pulls off a drink from his tray and holds it out to her as if offering it to someone who clearly needs to calm down. That serene smile does not let up as his eyes fixate on her body just for a moment.]

Everything you say might be true but the fact of the matter remains that I am here now under his Highness' service. No matter what you say that fact remains, doesn't it? Your arguments are pointless, Miss Ash.

You may as well stop trying. Have a drink.