"Baggage?" It was the most curious part of the sentence, they were with him up to that point. But that's a bit more thought out than anyone usually gives reinventing themselves. Most people never get that far in planning, right? Inventing themselves for an evening was hard enough, didn't want to think about living this day in and out.

As much as they'd like to claim extra attention, it was more cursory than that. He seemed more than willing to play, in much the same way they played. It was easy to suspect they wanted nothing more than to enjoy the evening and it's nature. Although desiring the spotlight felt more real than most banter, filing that away as true. Maxwell smirked, "If I couldn't be charming, I probably would have picked Viscount as my title."

Being a charming prince was a part of the game, no sense in hiding that aspect.