"You enjoy embarrassing people, don't you?"
Hesabeth said this with a playful smile, and Jason shrugged with a calm grin.
"It's a bad habit. I'll try my best to work on it, your majesty."
Hesabeth huffed and playfully responded in a haughty tone.
"Ensure you do, young man."
The two of them chuckled at their playful exchange as they enjoyed the peaceful moment together, and it was only after a few more minutes that Hesabeth finally got back to Jason's question.
"Now, about the outside world. Things haven't exactly gone rightly for either of us out there, as I'm sure you already predicted. Let's just say that our actions have been heavily frowned upon by the council, and we will be facing repercussions when we return. Myself moreso than you, as a matter of fact."
