At the royal banquet, the ladies-in-waiting are given the opportunity to kiss the royal family's favorite man. The women are supposed to kiss him first, and then he's supposed to give them a kiss on the lips. This is a royal custom, and the women are expected to do it after the feast is over. The narrator tells us that it's impossible for anessa to follow this custom, because she's not good at romance. He says that she'll just expect him to invite her over to his room after the banquet, and that she won't be able to do so because she doesn't know how to flirt. He also says that if she does try flirting with the prince, he'll slap her and call her a "prom" , which is a fancy way of saying "I love you." The narrator says that he can't imagine how anessa will play the game now that she has a chance to flirt with a prince.