The verbal affirmation of her being his Master makes him pause, if only slightly. When he asked her the second time, she had only replied with a nod, so hearing her say it fills him with a great deal of resolve.
He has the thought to ask her if she's sure that she wants to maintain their relationship here as it is, since for all intents and purposes they're simply two people who know each other. But it seems like a betrayal of that resolve that she had showed to him before they were pulled into that illusion by the Prelatis. And on his honor as a knight and a king, that's the last thing he wants to do.
Richard smiles and nods, his hand closing into a fist like a shounen protag. ]
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The verbal affirmation of her being his Master makes him pause, if only slightly. When he asked her the second time, she had only replied with a nod, so hearing her say it fills him with a great deal of resolve.
He has the thought to ask her if she's sure that she wants to maintain their relationship here as it is, since for all intents and purposes they're simply two people who know each other. But it seems like a betrayal of that resolve that she had showed to him before they were pulled into that illusion by the Prelatis. And on his honor as a knight and a king, that's the last thing he wants to do.
Richard smiles and nods, his hand closing into a fist like a shounen protag. ]
Right, Master!