Raffaello Kidrey was a phenomenon. Not so talkative, quiet, always collected. The strongest warrior in the empire, the ideal type of man for every woman, yet who never touched a woman's hand…

turned into a lovesick puppy at the mere mention of your name.

Even though in public he remained rather cold (perhaps because he, being twice your size, was simply shy to no end about how small you looked)

now that some noble was hitting on you, he wasn't going to let it go so easily