He finished the kiss and squirmed some more, clearly flustered by the entire experience. But her smile soothed him, let him know he had done the right thing.

"I dunno if I'm a very good prince." He muttered sheepishly "I'm not really that smart or handsome...but I already told you I'll protect you."

He brought his eyes back up to hers again, he was such a simple creature that all his emotions were right there in those beady little orbs. Confusion, hope, lust, joy, embarrassment and a surprising amount of innocence for someone who had lived through such harsh things.

"I just want you to be happy." He promised.