Your eyes are the size of the moon

Even Az was not so stupid to miss the change in her tone, her obvious displeasure at his tactical retreat. He blew out a breath, wondering how to salvage this with as little resulting drama as possible. Women were difficult, and he still could not determine if her anger was a result of her legitimately being upset at his lack of reciprocation because she liked him and enjoyed his company, or if it was just a woman embarrassed at being rejected by the wolf who'd paid for her paw.

He came back around to the 'I am prince, you are.. not' mindset, cooling his gaze and praying that when he looked into her eyes that she did not see the fear and confusion there. "Nothing you need to worry about, Hana." He managed. Seasons ago the phrase alone would have been enough for her, but whether it was enough now Azure did not know. "A place to den, then?" Round two of distract-the-koi-wolf, if his offer of fishing wasn't enough perhaps she was tired. "You must be exhausted from the day." Yes, because sunbathing was an activity that took so much energy. Stupid Azure, stupid.

He took another step back and glanced over his shoulder, veiling the further retreat as merely inspecting the surrounding shore for an adequate shelter.