[@BlackPanther]

Songstress straightened up once she was given the gesture, glad she hadn't offended him yet, that was a good sign. She hesitated when he asked for her name, as she always did when asked the question by someone. She knew he wanted her real name, and by all rights, he deserved to know it. However, to give that name up to him, that would take far more than just owing her life to him to get it. [color=lightgreen]"My name? I mean no disrespect at all towards you, Your Majesty, but...I cannot simply give my name out. Do not misunderstand, it isn't because I'm not grateful, because I am. It's just..."[/color] she paused. How was she supposed to explain it in words that he would understand? She knew he was intelligent, and it wasn't like she was trying to deceive him in any way. She wanted to tell him her real name, but that came at a high price for her. Trust. She had never trusted anyone in her life. Her name was a guarded secret, like a prized possession; and to just tell it to anyone that asked, that was like...opening herself up to them. [color=lightgreen]"Please understand, in my world, I have had to keep my name a secret from everyone. I am not willing to reveal my real name right now, for that takes...trust. And trust is just too high a price for me to pay at this point. I do not wish to anger you, or to deceive you, so that is why I am telling you the truth as to why I cannot give it. There is another name you can call me by, Songstress. It was a name given to me back in my world, a name people came up with, since they didn't know who I really was."[/color] she finished.