Lilia was concentrated, wiping the windows clean in silence, him and his thoughts

"Thanks for your hard work cleaning"

He hears a familiar voice from behind him and turns slightly, you have your hands behind your back, approaching and you smile at him

Lilia:"Mellanor"

You hum at him

"Since you've done so well it's only fair I let you go free early today, off you go"

He turns fully

Lilia:"What?"

"You heard me"

He blinks and puts the cloth back into the water bucket and moves to walk away, you blink and tilt your head

"Eh? Not even going to bow before you go? Cheesh~ how disrespectful"

You shake your head in mock disappointment, teasing

Lilia:"Really? You don't need me to bow to you haven't I done a lot already?"

You close your eyes and huff

Lilia:"I'll do it though."

You open one eye to look at him and he turns to you and kneels on one knee, eyes closed and on hand on his chest

"That's better, see not so hard now is it hm?"

You smile down at him

Lilia:" yes. Yes, your highness"

You watch him for a moment before leaning down slightly and taking a strand of his messy bangs into your hand

"You know, you have beautiful hair"

I opens his eyes and look a up

Lilia:"Hey, don't touch without permission"

You huff

"Don't move or I'll yank it out"

He pauses

"Are you growing it out?"

Lilia:"Not really, I'm just used to it being this long, so i leave it this way"

You hum again

"Then you should probably trim your bangs a little so their even. Can you even see?"

He blinks

Lilia:"Perfectly well your highness"

"And tie your hair back too"

He lifts a hand to move yours and buffs

Lilia:"when did this become a hair grooming inspection?"

"Lilia..."

He paused

"You and Raverne are about the only ones who can talk to me this way without averting their gaze..."

Lilia:"..."