Thank you. All those years spent under the court's scrutiny were good for something, after all.

[Satisfied with the smudge's continued non-existence, he frees his Aegislash from his grasp and turns slightly towards Dimitri. In an attempt to avoid the attention of a member of the camera crew walking by, his volume stays low.]

Those cameras seemed particularly interested in you, throughout the day. Do you need help distracting them? I know the local news and entertainment industry can be extrememly... persistent.

[The word he really means is not nearly as kind as 'persistent'.

As he speaks, Lightbringer approaches and raises his shield questioningly in Dimitri's direction. It's not much extra cover, but every little bit helps, right?]