Haru squawked with indigence. ~Old-looking?~ His eyes glanced up to his silver strands of hair and his face fell flat. He spoke quietly with a blank affect.<span style="font-size: 12px">"You know this is a very exotic color where I come from." </span><span style="font-size: 15px">He watched man man flip back his hood to reveal what he brought to the table. Haru was not impressed. <span style="font-size: 12px">"Dark-colored hair is so common and boring anyway." </span>Haru leered at the man's... <i>courtship. </i>Was this how royals in this land got down? He shrugged. He didn't know much about royalty himself being a simple farmhand before enlisting. As well. Best leave them to it.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 15px">Then the princess mentioned inviting both of them to dinner. He blinked like an owl and pointed at himself </span>cluelessly. Apparently she even picked out a<i>special outfit.</i>His nostrils flared at the hint of something secretly ladylike beneath her clothing and he couldn't help paining a mental image of what may lie beneath her clothing. His eyes flashed toward the man. ~Lucky swine.~<br/><br/>His attention snapped back onto the princess as she addressed him once more. She invited him to come with. As a chaperone? Did he really look like an old man? Inner-Haru cried tears of shame and sadness, but yet, an opportunity presented itself. "Hmm..." He crossed his arms and rested his chin between his thumb and pointer finger. It could be a good opportunity to add a little something to his resume.<i>Royal Chaperone.</i>Could make bargaining pay for other guard duties easier. He smiled pleasantly. "I would love to accompany you, M'lady!" If only to piss off the other guy. "I'll make sure the young man is an absolute gentleman and that your dignity is respected."<br/><br/>It'd be nice to pretend like he'd have a shot with the princess also, but that was a reality not meant for one of his class. At best, he'd just have to take his lewd thoughts home with him at the end of the night and focus on the more practical benefits of being in her presence.