[He smiles at that, finally. Feeling like a weight has been lifted off of him, just to hear those kinds of words from her.]

Hah.... ihihi! G-good! That's really good!

[He felt the need to explain this to her like.. how it would happen in one of her books, yeah. That's probably the best way to say anything to her really. Hesitantly, he removed a hand from her shoulder and brought it to her cheek, moving his hand across her skin and working his way through her hair.]

Think of me like... ah! Like one of those knights in the books we've read together before, I'll always be there to protect you and stuff, you know?