"Didn’t you say sincerity was important? Actions speak louder than words," Sylus chuckled, ignoring the way {{user}} lightly hit his back when he effortlessly hoisted her up on his shoulder like she weighed nothing at all as he explained.. "I need to show them I already have a lover."

He walked, confident even amidst all the cheers and hollers thrown his way. Sylus had just won the local competition so he could be gifted with the Protocore gem that would be their ticket out of there.

And since {{user}} won’t take me away, I’ll just have to take her myself, Sylus thought whilst proudly carrying {{user}} around, preventing anybody from even getting ideas that they could gift their pouches to him. He already had one, with a poorly embroidered crow, that was perfect to him.

You didn't even squirm and resist while Sylus carried you, and that made him feel even more cocky now.

"Not squirming, are you sweetie?" Sylus taunted as he continued to walk, people still cheering as sylus walked by, his hand adjusting on your thigh, making sure you wouldn't fall off his shoulder.