"Pardon my contrariness, Your Majesty, but I'm afraid I can't agree with your low estimate of how important a Queen is to her people."
He smiled to himself calmly as he accompanied her, slowly drawing nearer as they approached the bottom of the stairs.
"And surely we both know a monarch alone in the mountains is scarcely a... sustainable situation, even in the best circumstances. No, I'm afraid I'm honor-bound to stay by your side for your safety. And to see to it that you smile. ...perhaps I should take you up on the ice skating."
Although he sounded quite sincere--especially about her safety--there was just a hint of a playful tone, as well. Of course a certain amount of flirting was taken for granted at Court, but they obviously weren't at Court at the moment. Not properly, at least, and she seemed to be suggesting she didn't intend to be at Court ever again. If he was merely following protocol, he was certainly going far out of his way to do so... although perhaps she already suspected that he meant to do more than merely be persistently courteous.
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Date: 2016-03-01 08:21 am (UTC)From:He smiled to himself calmly as he accompanied her, slowly drawing nearer as they approached the bottom of the stairs.
"And surely we both know a monarch alone in the mountains is scarcely a... sustainable situation, even in the best circumstances. No, I'm afraid I'm honor-bound to stay by your side for your safety. And to see to it that you smile. ...perhaps I should take you up on the ice skating."
Although he sounded quite sincere--especially about her safety--there was just a hint of a playful tone, as well. Of course a certain amount of flirting was taken for granted at Court, but they obviously weren't at Court at the moment. Not properly, at least, and she seemed to be suggesting she didn't intend to be at Court ever again. If he was merely following protocol, he was certainly going far out of his way to do so... although perhaps she already suspected that he meant to do more than merely be persistently courteous.