Her words get him to lift his head again, blue eyes trailing over to the others who are either wrapped up in private conversations, eating, or otherwise lost in their own thoughts.

"... yeah, you're right. That's the responsibility of a king, so you and I should agree to keep an eye on everybody. We have a duty to everyone else." Somehow it brings him a sense of perspective and he feels he owes her for that.

"If someone comes in here, one of us should focus on distracting them while the other makes a move."