Naturally Vitali wasn't aware of the fact that he was actually ever going to have to have a confrontation. That wasn't something that he was unquestionably aware of at the moment. However, it was looking like he was going to have to sometime ask what was going on. So far he had only let a few of his suspicions slip out.<br/><br/>For now, though, maybe Mairya's manner of thinking was right. This looked like a grand opportunity to just enjoy chess with a woman that he was looking forward to being with. He was really starting to like her a lot, and that meant that he wouldn't have minded just increasing the amount of time that he had gotten to spend with her over all. Of course, it had also meant that with each passing moment he was getting more and more dangerously attached to her. He could very well have been letting information slip and not realize it.<br/><br/>Then again, that was probably Mariya's plan anyway. If she had gotten close to him, then she could have more easily gotten information out of him. Regardless, though, he was soon shoving any doubts out of his mind and focusing on the game ahead of them. With a laugh, he rolled his eyes and looked back toward her. He didn't want any way out of the possibility of marrying her any more even if that were an option.<br/><br/>Once they were at the chessboard, he finished setting it up having seen that it looked like someone was playing here before them. The probably left during the game they were playing, and didn't seem to want to finish it, which is why he didn't have any problem changing the position on it in turn.<br/><br/>"I'm sure you've done many heroic things. You've certainly been all over the world, which I can't say. Well, then again I guess that I could say that I've been above the world plenty, but that doesn't really count now." Vitali laughed a bit and looked into her eyes. "You might actually be able to beat me because I'm so used to playing against experienced people I might not have any way to defend against your random moves!" He laughed a bit and looked back at her, hoping that it would have been taken in a good natured way.