"Oh, so that's how goes, is it?" asked Ignis,after his own moment of impeding his own response with another kiss, fingers drifting lightly down her cheek and unable to hold back the soft smile of his face any longer. "I start making good points, and so we change the subject?"

But actually answering it chased the smile back again, replacing it with a small furrow of consternation between his brows that worked in contrast with his words.

"And I'm feeling quite good about it, really," he said. "I have, after all, been preparing to have this conversation for quite some time. I'm..." Again, the pause seemed in conflict with the words. "...sure they'll understand."