He gave the women a bow that was without mocking flair this time, before looking at his daughter. "And since you seemed to have skipped the first two years of normal development, I am just as proud of you."<br/><br/>He looked at Blossom, and returned to the previous conversation. "Would it be better to present this to the Princess at the Court function the Queen will undoubtedly ask me to attend, or should I ask the Princess for a more private meeting? I would 'prefer' the Court function, to be honest, if only to also deal directly with the talk of me being a bloodthirsty barbarian, but it might be more politically damaging to them to do the private function."