Oh he is absolutely going to ‘pay’, a quick fiddle ramping up the brightness for a moment- it’s not as though him losing his head for a moment is as much of a problem when Phillip is half carrying him, after all. But any pretense is gone once they’re alone, pressing deep and hungry into the kiss even as he pulls back with a laugh.

“At some point I am going to want the full story,” he says, but he does not need the full particulars of how this came to attention among Rowena’s wares when he’s quite busy running his hands through that long hair as the elezen sinks down. He has no objections to this plan, though if Gustavain thinks he’s going to get any kind of reprieve he’s sorely mistaken.