"Yes, I'm sure, but 'so if we were in Hell and I wanted such-and-such I would issue an invitation to this-or-that what is your cultural equivalent' is a perfectly good opener."

"Hell is also not an internal cultural monolith but I take your point."

"When I have more free time I'm going to be fascinated by daeva cultures. But anyway. If you like him, say so, he's very confused about what more he is supposed to do at this point and mildly worried humans just aren't pretty enough for people with enough Elf exposure."

"I had to start aggressively ignoring Elf prettiness on day one because it's just kind of stupidly everywhere, I have not been ruined for the company of other species - I didn't mean to confuse him."

"I know. That's why I thought I'd say something. That and that you two'd be cute together."

"Thank you."

"Ooooh, look, this species doesn't hatch from eggs, they hatch from pods. Bother. And they had such good music and literature, too."

"How much music and literature are you pausing to take in per world?"

"Read a couple works, listen to a couple songs - I still have the attentional capacity needed to run an empire, and there are fewer than a hundred people here, so I've been spinning my wheels, if in fascinating directions..."

Cam nods.

And finishes sorting his pile of catalogues and goes looking for Timothy.

He's very reluctantly studying for his N.E.W.T.S. His books fly away. "Oh, Cam!"

"...did I scare your books?"

"Terrified them. They're very shy. It takes me hours to coax them off the shelves. I suppose there's no point in trying to get any more studying done today."

...Cam laughs and sits down.

"I didn't mean to confuse you."

"I didn't think so. I - want you to have time, if you need it."

"I... need a lot of things but I don't think any of them are currently 'keeping my distance from you'."

Well in that case he will stand up and walk over and kiss him. 

A bit clumsily.

Kissing technique cannot be competently taught in books anyway. It's a practice thing.

Kiss.

"...'I want to give you the world' was more satisfying to say to people when I thought there was only the one."

"People? Several of them? They'd have to share?"

"Oh, I never said it, just imagined it. When I was optimistic about not needing to get married to take over the world."

"About that, I tend not to kiss married people."

"Oh, if I couldn't get absolutely everything I want with no compromises with this much magic I'd have no business ruling anything bigger than an elephant herd. I'm not going to pretend anymore."