Thomas serious demeanor faded, and was replaced by a smile that looked less than genuine, "You know, you make a much better politician than bodyguard. You're better at lying than half the courtiers here." Thomas said, his smile turning into a fairly cocky smirk. Something about the smirk gave Thomas' visage a certain edge to his demeanor, something that made him seem dangerous, and off-putting. Thomas did not appreciate the situation. A bodyguard who seemed more interested in telling people that she lost her charge, rather than looking for him. Coming to a party armed, which was not allowed, even though her charge was nowhere to be seen, which did not warrant her being armed, and coming to the party in the first place when her charge was missing. Thomas had doubted Karl's intentions the first day he had walked into the courtyard. There was no reason why Karl had came for the coronation. He had not came to Aripert's, and he had only worked for Arduin, "I have a feeling we're getting ready to have a lot of misunderstandings soon, if you don't come clean, a little," Thomas spoke, his hands slightly tightening on Lexine's, not enough to hurt her, but a precaution to make sure she didn't bolt, even though Thomas doubted she would, "Ma'am." Thomas added, as an after-thought formality.