[ Oh, he adores that sweet laugh of his, it's almost sickening. ]

Luck aside, I like to think I've proven myself as an effective strategist. I may just prove an asset to you, yet.

[ As though he needs to prove himself of use to Nico in any such way, but it might be nice to put his skillset to use in a way that might enact change for the better, for once. Even so — it mattered little what Nico intended to do when they return home. They could rule the country or simply lay in the sun, and Kakavasha would be satisfied, so long as he's at Nico's side.

Still...

His nose wrinkles, another laugh escaping him as he butts the bridge of his nose against the vampire's cheek. ]

I can't believe you've been a prince in disguise all along...how terribly romantic.