[Oh...Oh my. Maxwell. Such finesse. See those cheeks darkening just about now.

As for the third party, he was blissfully unaware, considering he had no knowledge of another's presence.

Looking all the while like a lost little school boy M'quve took no more than a fleeting second to meet him, a little more tentative than he wanted to be around this...Regal Prince.]

A-ah...T-that's hardly necessary...I'm sure you're quite tired yourself.....

[From earlier.]