As the prince smiles up at him Rei returns his gaze to the youth and he tilts his head curiously. Without a word he climbs on to the bed, sitting cross-legged so he can face the young man. He listens quietly, glancing once more at the trays on the table when the prince offers his portion. Blinking slowly he once more has to think over his words carefully before voicing them. He does not have to think long and after only a short pause he responds. “I understand about how she was raised, and I would have you know I will never purposefully do anything to jeopardize either my position here, or your life. She loves you, and you her, and I can see that, but that does not remove her form the list of possible people who are sending assassins after you. In fact, that feeling pushed her up on the list. Any intense emotion can lead to such actions, not just negative ones.”

Running a hand through his hair he glances at the door as someone passes by. “I will avoid confrontation with everyone who does not call for such a response.” He looks back to the prince, a light flash of emotion passing behind his eyes. “I have never been one before, but I have read many books with bodyguards in them, though most of the time they were knights of some sort. I may not be exactly what I have read about, but I like those people. I will act with the honor and civility expected of any knight, which of course includes not doing anything to dishonor my ward.” His head tilts cutely to the side and he crosses his arms, “This also includes treating females more delicately, though I know many a female in my line of work that would find such treatment insulting.”

The fae's stomach lets out a little growl causing him to stare at it. After another pause he stands and wanders back over to the food to eat while he talks, leaning against the table rather than sitting in a chair. “I would rather, at least for a couple days, that we stay on the grounds at night. At least until I can examine the town more thoroughly. If it is your wish to go out at night on occasion, I of course can not stop you, but it would be safer if I could be giving a day or two to map the town in the same way that I am mapping the castle and grounds.” He looks to the prince with his usual emotionless expression. “When I was planning your assassination most of my plans centered around the castle and in particular your room, so though I got my information in taverns and traveled the roofs, I am not quite familiar with the streets as I would like for such an excursion after sun down.”

He takes a sip of his drink, completely unaware that he is rambling a bit at this point. “True, I can see very well in the dark, but at the same time the sunlight or at least half light is better.” Here he pauses to give thought to the actual question posed, unsure if there is any response to give. Finally with a nod he replies, “The final wing of the castle is the one the library is in. If you do not mind I would like to examine the wing then explore the library a bit. The sooner I get the layout of the castle the sooner I can sleep at night.” Done with his bit Rei focuses on eating, listening intently to the prince at the same time. His small body hides a high metabolism and he downs food rather quickly.