❛ i mean no offense , my lady , ❜ he promises as he bows his head . he can put well enough together to know she's pulling his leg . but if this is how she has her fun , he doesn't mind playing along .
❛ nor to ⸻
a snicker slipped past, brow raising as she takes the paper flower still. plucking is straight from his grasp while inspecting it.
“ what makes ye' think i desire something .ᐣ ” a pause. “ thank ye' for this, by the way. ”