He glances aside at the woman walking on his arm and offers her the quirk of a smile. "It can indeed," he says, in a manner suggesting that she is being a welcome distraction herself, and in more ways than one.

He huffs out a laugh before turning back to the streets before them, clutching her hand closer against his arm before speaking up again. "Talk to me, mon amie. I fear tonight I am too much in my own head. Surely we have more to discuss between ourselves than the current state of affairs."