[She blinks at him, all wide-eyed innocence] Is that what it means, to give a rose? I have more to learn than I thought.

[She gives him a playfully chastising look] Come now, even I know that's not true. No one wants for nothing. [Still, the empress chuckles] But it's sweet of you to say nonetheless.

And here I'd thought you'd be cruel and a brute. I was a little worried about having to work with you at first.