[Cecil might have also anticipated a hug. Edge hadn't. And that isn't just because Rydia is Rydia, but because the life of a ninja prince isn't exactly hug-filled, outside of his parents...]
Oh, no wonder I didn't know that! As a master ninja, I never miss.
[This joke is so corny he can't deliver it with a straight face, but he does flash her a thumbs-up to sell it. In his own way, it's an effort to get past the awkwardness of all this and go back to a more normal conversation...]
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Oh, no wonder I didn't know that! As a master ninja, I never miss.
[This joke is so corny he can't deliver it with a straight face, but he does flash her a thumbs-up to sell it. In his own way, it's an effort to get past the awkwardness of all this and go back to a more normal conversation...]