His own fault? C'mon! She was the beautiful one! What was she expecting, the way she was dressed? He wanted to be annoyed, but he wound up smiling instead. Even with wedding rings on their fingers, Maribelle found ways to me demure, and Ricken loved her for that. She was really cute when she wasn't trying to be. The kiss on the cheek just helped things along, and he let out a chuckle...

... And then his brain exploded again at her request. So not only did he get to look at this body that could have easily belonged to a goddess, but he got to touch it too? At least this time he managed to get some control over his mouth. "I... I uh... y-yeah, of course!" He squeaked. "I-I mean, I can do it! I can definitely do it! I won't let a single inch of you get burnt. You've... already done so much, it's really the least I can help with."