I can only imagine that when others find it difficult to take her quite so seriously, she's not entirely pleased.

[His smile pulls easily to one side as he imagines, briefly, how such a scene might play out, and the idea alone is terribly familiar. He probably wasn't quite so severe as Iltha sounds to be when he was a child, but he had taken himself quite seriously in his own right and set grand expectations for himself that he expected everyone to be onboard with. Unfortunately for him, they weren't always.

For the briefest of moments, he has the self-awareness to look just the slightest bit shy about what he'd implied, and feels something in him lift at that lightness in Godfrey's voice as he lowers his glass.]

You think so? I promise, I'd not tell any embarrassing stories regarding your time with us on the road— of course, I suppose I'm being rather presumptuous about it all, aren't I?

[Inviting himself into Godfrey's life like that. It was some streak of fortune that had brought them all together, granted them the opportunity to aid one another in this unfortunate venture, but he has found himself rather hoping that when it all comes to an end... maybe they needn't all go their separate ways.

He sighs a bit, though his easy smile remains.]

All the more reason to make it through this, yes? Perhaps making those sorts of plans will be just the push we need.