Spread like hotcakes

There was an awkward smile that appeared on Klein's face when he heard this question.

He just looked at me with that awkward look on his face as if he was hoping that I would turn away, but I just calmly looked right into his eyes as I waited for an answer.

In the end, Klein said with a sigh, "Your majesty, the problem is that we don't have a place to train in swimming. The river is too far away for a training session unless it's a full day session and there are no pools in the castle training grounds, so…"

His voice trailed off a bit as the awkwardness increased on his face.

But in the end, he still said, "If your majesty approves of this, then we would be able to build a pool and implement this as part of our training regimen."

Right as soon as his voice fell, he bowed his head and said, "Your majesty, please approve of this request on behalf of the royal guards. We promise that this will make us much stronger in the end."