"I'll admit I didn't understand most of what you said at the beginning there. Which could just be revenge for all I know," he said with a bit more of a grin. "But at least I understand butlers." since he was aristo through and through. Leia might be shocked how few chores he actually knew how to do when he first arrived. Not that he was much better now. But hey, at least he could cook. And had been trying to trade other work for people to do his chores.

"A bit annoying but fusses to show he cares? At stubborn and snarly and you sound like the girls describing any of us," he said with a chuckle. Then he sighed. "I would love to take you up on that, and I am happy to teach. But... we don't know each other well enough to know if we'll be able to trust each other long term. And that... us what I need..." He considered, playing with his ring again, then he blinked. "I do have one idea how we could get more of a measure of each other though.... Do you play Chess, Lady?" he asked. And yes that was undeniably mischief and amusement in his eyes now, though there was still wariness under the surface.

No sane man would test a new friendship with a woman by playing chess with her. But then, Kharry never much cared if anyone saw him as sane. He wasn't in the Twisted Kingdom, and that was enough.