You're welcome. [Spoken with all the charm that the mage could muster up. Which. Is probably a considerable amount. Sorry, Shiro, but that new boyfriend of yours just so happens to be a bit of a dick sometimes.]

[He reached out, this time fully intending to take one of his hands. This was serious, and he didn't mind showing that much. It was written in his gaze, in the smile that drained into a thin, firm line on his lips.]

I assure you, one day we can discuss these matters in full. I do not intend to hide them from you. [He lifted one of those hands, pulling it to his mouth and pressing a kiss to the back of it.] I appreciate your patience.