You were spent from attending meetings with him all day, so—by courtesy of his brilliant thought process—Dire picks you up & takes off, laughing merrily as you shriek.

“It's good to change things up every now & then,” he says, his raven wings propelling the two of you through the air with commanding grace. “…Did you truly think I would let you walk all the way up in heels?”

In truth, he just didn’t want to be blamed, as he was the one who’d gifted you those heels & insisted you wear them.