[She heard the same words Gordon had said to her. And it had been at that time that she had claimed not a fear of 'losing' Connor. For he wasn't hers to begin with. At least not that she would have claimed. That seemed rather indecent for a woman of her station to begin thinking.

The way he looked at her...

Eirika wasn't sure she... liked it. She didn't know how she felt, actually. She wanted to say she did. But rather than to think about that, she chose to focus more on the rest of what he had to say.

Connor. Always selfless. Always doing things for everyone else. Getting so wrapped up in her own feelings when there were more important things going on made her feel a little worse. He had a good point. Other things required her attention. Which... meant she could put her heart on hold.

If she was any kind of decent person, she would.]

Ah... Yes. That we are.

[Fingering her chin, she wondered what else she could possibly say. Foolish princess, indeed.]

I do imagine that the people here will benefit a great deal from your presence, Connor. You are what they need, I think. Someone willing to take initiative and fight on their behalf. You are rather capable.

[It really was a lot easier to talk about him than her. She'd probably said enough about herself to last a few years between them.]