Aidan nodded, smiling still despite his nervousness. The Princess' unwavering posture was rather intimidating. There she was, standing all prim and proper and elegant like a true aristocrat, while Aidan felt like he was about to break down into stutters and shakes at any moment. The heat wasn't helping either. It was uncomfortable enough that he was wearing such thick black clothing indoors, but his raking anxiety added to the displeasure. And now the Princess wanted him to sit next to a fire place? [i]"I'll be sweating like a pig at this rate. That won't look good."[/i] Aidan thought.

"Sure uh, let me just..." he trailed off as he began taking off his caped coat so that he was just wearing the suit underneath. Forgetting his manners, he simply slung it over the nearest chair. He also took off his hat and placed it on the table next to it. Aidan continued to smile as he walked over and took a seat by the fireplace. "I've been fine." he lied. Then he asked the usual counter-question. "How about yourself?" As he spoke, Aidan's red eyes darted around the room. He was intent on looking at everything in it but Zelda, as though to ease his nervousness by forgetting about the current situation.