Of course, I would be delighted to swoop you in my arms when you swoon, although I don't know if princes are supposed to be whisked away by criminals. Not unless it's a saucy romance book.

( Which he would not be against being inspired by, but he loves to joke as well as flirt. It is funny, being around so many princes when he's but a farm boy turned gunslinger. Not that rank ever mattered to him, outside of Ketterdam's power play between the gangs. And he's always been a second, never a leader. Nikolai was raised to be the second son, but he does have that natural leader glow about him.)

Do a little bit of everything while you can here. Eventually everything becomes same old same old in life, until we get these big moments of exciting differences. Nocwich was exciting, now it's been around for awhile.

( It's probably obvious that Jesper is not one for patience. He likes the rush of life, exciting and new things, and it's simply not always possible. He misses Ketterdam for that. Sure he thought every day might be his last, but that's what was fun about it.)