Okay, point taken.

But they'll love me and support me no matter what they actually think of me, so it's a little different.

As long as you're sure.

If I were in doubt about whether Nelyo'd fight the Enemy singlehanded for me that'd be completely different. That I'd need to know right away.

Good. But she now requires hugs.

Hugs.

Sorry, didn't mean to upset you.

Tiptoeing around my issues isn't going to help in the long run. Such hugs.

The people here get a lot of stuff really wrong but all of them care about us and trust us and more than half of them would follow us literally anywhere. 

Good. And potential-flashee guy would be in the other less than half?

People who want my cousins in charge. Jokes on them, because Irisse doesn't give a fuck and Findekáno's too good-spirited to arrest anyone for anything.

And apparently Maitimo trusts him with the secret of the dungeons.

They're best friends, yeah. I don't know how they do it, when our fathers hate each other, but it's kind of heartwarming.

Like you and Irisse?

With less settling of differences by drunken violence at parties!

Maitimo didn't really strike me as the drunken-violence-at-parties type.

Nah. He doesn't drink and if he ever threw a punch I'd be pretty terrified.

Because it'd be out of character or because he'd probably be really good at it if he put his mind to it?

Because he would have a really, really good reason, and I don't want to think of a scenario where he would.

Makes sense.

I don't think he would be particularly good at it. It's a skill that takes practice, like any other, and he's too busy borderline-flirting-with everyone he interacts with to have time to practice.

I wish I could disagree with that assessment!

He'll cut it out towards you if it bothers you. 

Nah. Doesn't bother me. He's pretty, but in a 'belongs in a museum' kinda way, not a getting bothered over kinda way.

I think that's on purpose, too. It wouldn't serve his political meddling if everyone were in fact falling in love with him. Anyway, I'm glad you two get along.

Remember what your brothers said about his talking people out of their souls and keeping them somewhere cozy and singing to them? It fits.

That fast, huh?