“You know nothing about how royalty works, do you?” “No, and I don’t care. And as for thieving, I haven’t entirely left that behind. Adventuring calls for it more often than I expected.” “Do you think I’m playing at adventurer? Waiting to go back to my palace?” “Nope. I’ve seen you bleed, Princess. Seen your team members drag you out of the fight for refusing to leave people behind. Even if you had to prove anything to me, which you don’t, you’d have proven yourself just fine.” “Then what are you saying?” “I don’t know. I’m just talking. It’s not for me to tell you how to live your life. I
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