"Y-your castle-your family's castle-a-are you feeling alright, your highness? A-and who is that with you...?"
"Ash...is she-a noble lady...?"
"Oh...I see...she's-soaked to the bone...and-awfully scantily clad-will you be taking her to the castle with you...?"
"Alright-then I shall inform the maids to prepare a room for her."
She scurries off in the direction of the castle-which by the way Zen, there's a large castle up on the cliffside facing the ocean-not sure how you didn't notice that before-
She feels Ash shift a little in her arms