You've burned through a shirt and threatened him. César knows you care about her. Deeply. But he'll not mention that he knows, mostly for self-preservation. Mostly.

When Magne told César about the rest of the League and how things would have been different if they had met someone like him, César vowed to make a difference if he could. But he doesn't know yet that it's going to take more than multiverse travel to save any of them.

César nods to the decision, "It'd be weird if you did trust me. Offer's still open for later, then. And I'll explain the key thing and my decision for it in a moment, but... Merrymeet."

He smiles a bit. "I might be her boyfriend, but people also dance with their friends. You knew her and accepted her before me. I was thinking it be most meaningful to accept her very first dance from you."