611 Doesn't Come Cheap

In light of Alexandria's generous offer to assist, no doubt an action bearing ulterior motives, Kieran guided everyone to welcome her at the hangar. 

A reasonable walk, and if this was going in the direction he suspected it would, Altair and the others should get used to seeing another pretty face lingering in their space.

'Not that it's an unwelcome presence,' Kieran thought.

He didn't see many cons to deepening his relationship with a princess of the Hall Family, who admittedly already had tabs on his actions and tracked his progress. Kieran did, however, understand that getting romantically involved was a no-go. Should they cultivate a relationship, he felt boundaries had to be set. 

For good reason, too.

Kieran grimaced at the thoughts flitting through his mind.

'I don't come from a powerful family myself, but the Magnates are known to endorse marriages of convenience. And in families like those…'