Edwin nodded to Elizaveta as he he pulled back the chair "Thank you." He replied as he sat down beside her, pivoting his body towards her and smiling weakly as he pulled the chair against the table. He examined her quickly; It was an interesting choice of clothing, certainly not what he had expected a princess to be wearing... And yet somehow it just seemed to fit. It was elegant and refined, not excessively flashy or extravagant. He could appreciate that; it definitely showed that care had been put into the choice of outfit.

She seemed to cordial enough so far; Apparently she was quite the compassionate woman, having established herself as something of a peoples person. If this were also the case behind closed doors then it was an absolute blessing that this betrothal had come about; The last thing he wanted was to marry someone who was malicious or whom he would absolutely despise and in turn be despised by.

"I too think this could be an excellent opportunity for both our empires. And the change has certainly not displeased me; As my father is adamant that I enter this political marriage circuit, then I'm more than happy to be betrothed to a woman such as yourself. On my part, I hope the change doesn't displeasure you either, Veta. It would be disastrous if we married and then it turned out we couldn't stand each other so I'm hoping we'll at least be able to get along. Its an honour to even be talking with the future Tsarina of Noslainia, truth be told. Its one of the few countries that Britannia has a border with that I haven't visited, I'm afraid. I have always wanted to see it but I was never allowed to. I suppose my father was fearful that the country was too unstable to be safe. You and your grandmother have done an excellent job repairing it though. It would be lovely to see it at last."   He said with a friendly smile, glancing over his shoulder for a second before looking back to her. He wondered whether he really should have brought that up, she probably wouldn't want to be reminded about the mess her father made after he began to lost touch with reality. Indeed, the repercussions of it had surely dominated her life and he could imagine that she was under a lot of pressure, being the last of her line. Probably best not to finish speaking with that... 

Edwin glanced over towards the far side of the room quickly, examining it before furrowing his brow in thought and turning back to her and speaking "What do you think of the castle? I find it to be very impressive myself. Its renaissance, I think; not really a castle so much as it is designed to resemble one. We do love emulating the past. My father had me learn to fight with a sword and ride on horseback, and I can't imagine either has played a part in ruling an empire in over a century now." He paused for a moment, before finishing by adding "At least it was fun."