he put his arms on either side of her face on the column "I promise I'm not trying to be forward" he whispered his face only a small distance from hers "I am just trying to keep them from getting a good look at your eyes." he looked from her eyes to her lips and then back up quickly with a smirk. "You know Arrowette," he said softly, "I don't even know your name." As guards passed by he leaned closer his lips almost touching hers to make it look like they were preoccupied lovers and nothing more.  "maybe at some point you will think I've earned it?"