There's a good reason for that. I might be dashing, but you're dazzling. It's totally different.

[ spoken lightly, as if it's just a fact of life, and he's just correcting a wrong answer she gave. As far as he's concerned, of course, it is a fact of life. And -- well, he'd never admit it, but his heart's skipping a few beats here, too. It's not like he's never been with a woman in this sort of capacity, but he's learned that it's very different when you're really, really in love with her. Cardia is special - for a lot of reasons, but for that one especially. Luckily, Lupin is nothing if not brave and confident. He nudges her foot with his own teasingly. ]

How did taking baths work with the Horologium before work, anyway? I don't think I ever asked.