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Aidan raised a brow as he noticed Zelda lose her composure for the first time. Hearing her stammer and chuckle awkwardly was odd. "Princess things? No, I wouldn't know much about that, not being a princess." he smirked. "What's wrong? Frightened by the knowledge that your fiancée is a trained assassin?" he said teasingly.

"My father insisted I be trained in the old Sheikah arts, both as a means of protecting myself and to preserve our culture. I'm part Sheikah if you couldn't tell from the eyes - my grandmother was a pureblood. The red-eyes themselves are a dominant genetic trait."
Aidan blinked in surprise. He hadn't expected the Princess to both deny his offer and start questioning him. He rubbed the back of his head. "Hmm...well, there's economics for one." He said with a smile. "Histories, mathematics, geography, sociology, psychology, linguistics...all the things a child of aristocracy has to endure. I enjoy studying subjects like herbology, alchemy, mythology and music on my own accord," Aidan decided to leave out any mention of cheesy adventure stories, despite spending too much time with his nose in those sorts of books. He figured that the Princess would find such an interest laughable.

He shifted his chair so that he was position in front of Zelda, their bodies facing each other. "I'm also learned in some...less than academic studies. Unarmed self-defense, mediation, stealth and counter-assassination. Mostly based on ancient Sheikah schooling. And yourself, dear?"
Aidan nodded his head as he fought his blush down. "Very well, Zelda." He followed hand-in-hand with the Princess until they reached the library. As she began her research, Aidan wandered off to do a little research of his off. He walking through the aisles of the royal library with a grin on his face. His red eyes scanned over the titles of every book he passed, not having enough time to examine the contents of each one now but wanting to remember any that caught his interest for later. A few minutes later, Aidan decided that he'd spent enough time browsing, and that he should probably use this opportunity to get better acquainted with his fiancée.

He picked up the nearest chair and walked by to where Zelda was. Aidan placed the chair down at the study desk and sat down next to her. He tried to lean over and see what the Princess was working at specifically. "Can I help?" he asked. Although Aidan didn't care for the subject of economics, his father had spent years drilling the subject into his head. "Being the heir to the wealthiest family in Hyrule, I'm suitably well-versed in this manner of study."
Aidan's cheeks flushed a little at the Princess' laugh. He thought he was being smooth, but apparently that wasn't the case. He smiled still though, amused that he managed to get a reaction out of her. His smile then grew as Zelda asked if he wanted to join her in the library. Aidan had always wanted to see the Royal Family's libraries. "I bet there's a thousand books I've never even heard of in there..." The thought made him giddy. Although her topic of research wasn't something that interested Aidan, he'd taken any chance he could to check out the library.

"Yeah! Totally!" he said, a bit too excited. Aidan's red flushed red as he realized his un-gentlemanly outburst. "Er...I mean..." He walked forward and took Zelda's hand. "Your Highness, I'd love nothing more to escort you to the library." He did his best not to stutter and fight back his burning cheeks.
Aidan's eyes wandered around as he examined his new room. It looked rather impressive - as quality as one might expect from a royal chamber. He was a bit disappointed by the scare bookshelf, by figured he'd be filling it up with his own collection shortly. All in all, he felt he would enjoy staying here quite a bit. His ears peaked up when Zelda mentioned that one of Hyrule's greatest heroes had previously been here. "Who does she mean...Link, perhaps?" It was the first name that came to Aidan's head. The left-handed swordsman had rescued Princess Zelda previously, so it would definitely make sense. Realizing this excited Aidan. Link was an idol of sorts to him. Aidan wished that he could have been the sorts of things he heard of the hero doing in stories.

He turned back to face Zelda as she began speaking, reflecting his own thoughts about the bookshelf. She stopped briefly before asking if he need anything. Aidan's red eyes flashed and he smiled. "All I need to be happy is you, your Highness."
Aidan nodded his head, smiling at the while as Dr. Zoten spoke. "A Deku Baba? I've always wanted to see one of those up close before..." he thought. After the doctor finished his explanation, Aidan's fiancée asked if he had any other questions. He turned to Zoten and opened his mouth, eager to ask away, but the doctor spoke before he could. Aidan frowned a little in disappointment. He watched as Zelda walked over to the doctor and wrapped her arms around his neck. Apparently they were very close.

His red-eyes remained on Zelda as she walked back to his side and extended her hand. He smiled again and accepted it, linking their arms together once more. "Indeed we shall. Lead the way, my lady." he answered.
Aidan nodded as the Princess accepted his arm. His smile remained strong as he was taken on tour around the castle. He was feeling happy, Zelda's previous comment about being lucky to have Aidan still ringing in his mind. Apparently the Princess was enjoying his company, and he in turn found her attractive. The angelic grace with which she moved and spoke was still intimidating, but at the same time gave her a very alluring quality. With their arms together, Aidan was feeling more confident than nervous now. "She's starting to like you. Don't do anything stupid and mess it up now." he told himself.

His red-eyes lingered on Zelda for most of the tour, only shifting away when they were in the gardens and dining room. Eventually they reached in infirmary and Aidan's fiancée pulled away. She banged on a door and a old man with oversized glasses came out to greet them. He couldn't help but smile brightly at the doctor's compliment. "I'm Aidan Lautrec. Nice to meet ya." he said. Then he asked something, rather out of the blue. "Do you know what deku flowers they have outside in the garden? The big ones with the purple tint. I asked one of the guards and he said he didn't know."
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