"I was already very sincere."
After wiping the onion juice from the corner of her eye with the back of her hand, Princess Veronica blinked her reddened eyes and looked Leon directly in the eye, speaking honestly,
"If I truly wanted to use those words to force you into agreeing to marry me, I wouldn't have said them to your face. Instead, I would have arranged some 'coincidences' for you to discover on your own. Whether it's letting you hear about my father's arrangements for me from others or having you encounter Joshua several times while interacting with the Minister of Finance and the Queen, you would have figured it all out yourself without even knowing my involvement. The reason I didn't do so and chose to speak to you about these matters as openly as possible is out of respect for you and to demonstrate my sincerity."
"..."
*It seems like... there might be some truth to that?*
