Well, this is gonna suck! Okay, so that's a life change he wasn't counting on, but he can't very well keep enjoying the company of cute girls like Dorothea overnight if he's going to be the princess's fiancé. Of course, they both knew the thing they had could change at any time. Bunta just hadn't counted it on it happening quite like this. And with Dorothea having to find out like this. She deserved better.
But then, so does Lissa.
So none of this tragic little epiphany distorts his own expression save for the flicker of comprehension when it struck him. He realizes now, he's going to have to be all in on this arrangement, and they both need to see that he is.
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But then, so does Lissa.
So none of this tragic little epiphany distorts his own expression save for the flicker of comprehension when it struck him. He realizes now, he's going to have to be all in on this arrangement, and they both need to see that he is.
"Well, you could say that."