I suppose you can't rule without a kingdom, so you have a point there.

[ He's joking there. Maybe. It sounds like he's joking, but even he has a terribly hard time telling what thin line he's treading sometimes.

He laughs, tilting his head down in a way that doesn't entirely obscure his wolfish grin. Moments like this made it very hard to seem as young as he should. He toys with his phone as he carries on. ]

We'd have fun if it could be managed. Fine wines, our captors in chains, and maybe a small horde of fangirls grateful for our heroic exploits. And a turtle. I've never had a pet turtle.

All of that sounds quite nice, doesn't it?