Alyxander nodded, chuckling slightly at the comment about his personality. Normally he would have become defensive. "I take that as a compliment... I hope so, anyways." The tension and weight in the air seemed to lift a little. "I only wanted what was best for the princess; and at the time, you were the last person I wanted or expected to fall for her. If anything happened to Josephine...." His voice trailed off, and his eyes lit with a slight and sudden sadness. "I don't know what I'd do." It soon disappeared into a very unreadable expression, as it normally did; he was not the type to be open about his emotions. Only around Josephine was he comfortable acting weak from emotions. "But you are not such a bad guy either... for a prince." A bit of a smirk quirked his lips, as it was meant as a bit of a joke. This too was a large change, and was showing that he was becoming quite a bit more trusting with Raoul.