[Perhaps that was what bothered him before, the lack of any expression. Asher is far from a misanthrope, quite the opposite, but there is something about perfection that irks him to some degree, even if the person who appears to be that way is nice enough. People are not well-programmed machines, they make mistakes and cry about them, and that is when connections are most easily made.

If friendships are not cemented with laughter, they will be with tears.]

I know you're a princess, and... That'll always be a part of you, but-

[Even the word is strange to say. Sure, he'd met the mayor's daughter once or twice, known many a dignitary foreign or local, but royalty?

That's so weird.]

At least around me, it's cool if you wanna let your walls down.

[With his statement is an unspoken understanding, though.

Sometimes being honest is the hardest thing to do.]