Clearly you don't know Qreshi royalty then, because those guys? Allll about brown-nosing. They love it. [ Don't take it for more than it's worth of course because they're above being swayed by the words of the under-privileged etc etc, but he's never seen a single one of them not soak up the praise of their subjects in some manner or form.

Because really, who doesn't like validation, unfounded and false or otherwise? Rhys certainly does. Guy practically craves it in a pathetic, desperate sort of way. ]

And--and for the record I am not charmed. Or anything even close to that alright? You can thank the drink that's going to get me mugged later for all... [ Rhys gestures vaguely at his general person. ] this. I'm in a good mood. And for some strange reason you're not being as annoying as usual.

[ "Usual" after one meeting. Yup. ]