"...I will admit, I'm aware of the less frowning." Fuck, he did smile around Alexander. It was impossible not to. Charming youth skill be damned, it was still his king, still Iskandar, and he was here! And that made everything else feel so much easier in comparison. God, he was still worried about his students, but...but if he had his king then there could be even more hope.

Quietly, Lord El-Melloi II's eyes went to Roman's screen, curious and worried in equal measure.

"You're not overworking yourself, are you?"