[ Well you don't want to think of the stage after courting for a while if you're going with a more traditional sense. He's less familiar with the terminology here though so.

This works. ] If you say so.

[ He leans forward when she speaks, reaching for her ankles to stop her from accidentally kicking him at some point. It's gentle though, with his hands sliding up the back of her calves to knead gently. It's more to keep himself busy than anything else. But also to treat her like the queen she is ] I'll tell him you said sorry if it comes to it, but I'm sure he won't mind once he knows. [ But he ... grins at the rest, sorry Athena. ]

What did you tell them?