Your company is always of meaning to me. How in the name of the Everlasting do you not understand that?

[Eirika frowns at him sharply.]

How have you not put that together yet? Does what I say or do mean nothing to you? Am I not obvious enough? Must I spell it out so articulately for you? How many times have I-

[And now she looks downright agitated. Lifting her hands in mock surrender, she shakes her head at him.]

Never mind. Forget it. Thank you for your well wishes of my people. I am sure it will work out in some fashion.