Never in his life had anyone wanted to spend more time with him once they'd seen what he was really like. He'd never had anyone appreciate it. Not at home, not in the fleet. Violence isn't the answer, Hex had been repeated to him for years.

As he looked at the handsome prince, part of him thought all those voices were wrong. Sometimes violence was absolutely the answer.

"Have you found a food that pleases you yet? We can eat that," he suggested.