(The other meaning isn't lost on him. He knows how it sounds and he gives her a smile, playful and probably more flirty than he meant for it to come off as considering the situation. Really, it's times like this for just a moment he wonders...
No, he can't let himself get distracted. He bottles up the thought and puts it away for another time. He's not oblivious or naive in the way some of the others can be. Maybe someday he'll be able to squeeze something like romance into his careful plans but that day isn't now.
Maybe that's why he's so interested in Cyril and Lysithea's budding relationship. The two had certainly hit it off well and she was helping him with his studies so he could keep up even with those that had been in the class far longer than him. )
Rhea's his world. (It's no secret and there's something not quite cold but cool in the way he speaks about her,a) And Rhea doesn't want any of this in Fodlan.
(This book from outside Fodlan is forbidden and it's because Rhea refuses to allow it. Shes' the one who could change all of these things but it's the church that still influences their politics and relations. If he wanted his dreams to come true, he would have to work beyond reforming just Leicester. All of his work there would mean nothing as long as Rhea was in the way and he'll have to find a way to change things.)
But you might be onto something. (Cyril's fondness for Lysithea was obvious to him and he found it cute and endearing.) We'll just have to... create some opportunities for it to come up.
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No, he can't let himself get distracted. He bottles up the thought and puts it away for another time. He's not oblivious or naive in the way some of the others can be. Maybe someday he'll be able to squeeze something like romance into his careful plans but that day isn't now.
Maybe that's why he's so interested in Cyril and Lysithea's budding relationship. The two had certainly hit it off well and she was helping him with his studies so he could keep up even with those that had been in the class far longer than him. )
Rhea's his world. (It's no secret and there's something not quite cold but cool in the way he speaks about her,a) And Rhea doesn't want any of this in Fodlan.
(This book from outside Fodlan is forbidden and it's because Rhea refuses to allow it. Shes' the one who could change all of these things but it's the church that still influences their politics and relations. If he wanted his dreams to come true, he would have to work beyond reforming just Leicester. All of his work there would mean nothing as long as Rhea was in the way and he'll have to find a way to change things.)
But you might be onto something. (Cyril's fondness for Lysithea was obvious to him and he found it cute and endearing.) We'll just have to... create some opportunities for it to come up.