Responses
And what if she takes the gift to mean he wants to marry her? She'll be on that like butter on toast.
She'll be like "I agree out of respect"
and he'll be like "lucky me, she found the gift agreeable"
and everyone is none the wiser
Ch. 38 canters through a side-branch that would be a whole fleshed out book in another world - but here's its just a brief flashback to add context.
Admirable.
Knocking the king out to have a moment of peace? Absolutely on brand.
Giving a "literary gift" is like a prime example of everyone doing their respective sensible thing and still ending up in smoldering mayhem.
Terrific.