Emilia catches the softness of that smile, and she's abruptly struck with a desire to be even closer. She wonders if he feels that, too, through their bond. She wonders if he ever marvels at the difference like she does.

Amusement crinkles the corners of her eyes, for all that they've been discussing something quite heavy.

"The king of demons is not accustomed to stone huts?"

She remembers his earnest outrage the day she brought him that godsawful suede blouse from the marketplace, though the fact he was trapped in her summoning circle in a cave likely also played a part, ahem.

All the same, to tease him is irresistible.