Shocking revelation (end of mass release)

"That's… quite an… admirable and confident statement to make," Etaria stated after taking a moment to digest all the meanings hidden in my words. She hesitated and stumbled with her words twice, but still managed to pass the meaning on. 

"Admirable?" I raised my eyebrow while tightening my grasp over Fay's delicate hand. "Hardly. Devoted? I would agree. But I don't think there's anything admirable in that."

I took a deep breath before turning my head and raising my free hand, all for the sake of both caressing Fay's cheek as bit and watching her reaction as I did so. 

"To a degree, you could say it's all just my selfishness," I added, hardly paying any attention to the princess by this point. 

Still, she came here to have a talk… and we didn't even get to talk in a relatively private setting yet. So, I turned my eyes towards the princess right as my fingers finally played with Fay's soft skin for long enough.