(REPOST BCUZ TUMBLR PUT THE IMAGES IN THE WRONG ORDER ON THE OTHER ONE! Please delete the old one if you reblogged it, thanks!)
Lady Petunia scares him because she's head over heels for him, convinced he's secretly in love with her too, and won't catch a hint. He can't be any more straightforward because there are still Limits to what he can say to nobles, but boy howdy is he worried her folks will catch on, blame him, and get him in trouble.
"IT WON'T WORK OUT, OUR STATUSES-"
"Oh, but secret rendezvous are so romantic, aren't they? It's okay! I'll still visit you, even when I'm married~!"
So anyway I'm thinking of making her one of the sages! >:)
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