Instantly joining her in the hug!
“Very well. My lord has been in good health and the harvest seems to be growing well. How is…”
The scary woman that you call—
“…your mother?”
Not a complete stranger: Bessarion remembers seeing this person speaking to Lambros’ grandmother.
So he had no reason to feel fearful or timid of this man.
“New fruits? Did Lady Semele give them to you?”
If so, perhaps he should make them into a wine. He’d have to test the —