She'd been about to comment on his gracious deferral to his intended, but... he wasn't going to hear her, was he?

She nudged him to move again-- towards the princess and the handsome rogue, because she doubted any other direction would be noticed by him, let alone acceptable.

"Don't make a scene... not one you didn't write ahead of time, at least," she whispered.

Maybe the king did choose correctly.