[An order, huh.. Ris just stares, a little wide-eyed, at King for a moment before sighing with the tiniest hint of a smile.

It's not ever going to be that easy, she knows that. But still, it's a sweet gesture.

So, to the proposal, Ris just nods.]

All we'll do is tire ourselves out more than we already are. [Ris will just say it outright.] It is distressing, still, certainly, but it... I am no longer in pain, and it is gone.

...I have always found it is better not to stick one's nose in further where it doesn't belong. It tends to be safer that way.

[...]

...And I would very much like to not be the source of any further distress for either of you this evening.