[Indeed, he knows all too well the rules that bind those with titles to bear. The higher the status, the tighter the expectations. But there is little point in worrying about that here. In a way, he's been granted a reprieve from the ticking time bomb of his search for a bride.
He smiles brightly at Konoha.]
An excellent proposition, Miss Konoha. Should I need advice in matters of love in the future, I'm certain I can rely on your wisdom and experience.
[He doesn't intend to fall in love here. It is only a temporary stay. Someday — he is determined — he must return to Ravka, his first love, his truest love, and whomever he meets here he cannot take with him.]
[Excellent, he says, and Konoha beams a little bit, glad to be told her idea held merit when she had become... admittedly somewhat used to her way of thinking not being as applicable in other worlds and these sorts of strange, energy-generating touch lands. She didn't have the education nor the imagination to conjure up ways to somehow manipulate time and space and magic to get them all back to their proper worlds, but.]
If it's love advice... you can leave it to me!
[... and, as she would soon prove, he could also leave the consumption of quesadillas, fajitas, burritos, and fish tacos to her as well, possessed of two stomachs in need of feeding to fuel a body over half a ton in weight.
At the very least, their hand holding at least produced enough manna to offset the bill...]
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He smiles brightly at Konoha.]
An excellent proposition, Miss Konoha. Should I need advice in matters of love in the future, I'm certain I can rely on your wisdom and experience.
[He doesn't intend to fall in love here. It is only a temporary stay. Someday — he is determined — he must return to Ravka, his first love, his truest love, and whomever he meets here he cannot take with him.]
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If it's love advice... you can leave it to me!
[... and, as she would soon prove, he could also leave the consumption of quesadillas, fajitas, burritos, and fish tacos to her as well, possessed of two stomachs in need of feeding to fuel a body over half a ton in weight.
At the very least, their hand holding at least produced enough manna to offset the bill...]