
I want a kiss then.
If he was going to make use of this rare situation, Alois would have to pick one of the few things that would make the Earl squirm where he stood. It’d make it all the more amusing for Alois anyway.

… Well, that was a turn of events.

“Is your attraction for me really that great, to make me do that of all things?” he said sternly, though he felt an odd sensation in his stomach. As the expression goes, he just might’ve had butterflies.
“… Just shut up.”
Then why allow it to go on as long as you did?