[Sadly, the life of a clan leader and royalty doesn't often allow for honesty like that. You can't tell your men you're scared, or that you don't know how to get through a crisis, no matter how true it is.]

[He runs a hand down his face, though, because he knows the answer to this one.]

If I'd asked you to dance, you'd have just rolled your eyes and said something about how I was just trying to add one more girl to my dance card.