"Well..." Maribelle was a little torn, she did want to make Ricken happy and it was actually really cute the way he said it was like a memento of their trip. On the other hand, she took great pride in her porcelain and unblemished skin, and was downright vain about it. "Maybe if you're good I'll stay in the sun a bit longer and get a little tanned for you. I still don't want any burns around the edges of my swimsuit, it makes it rather painful with all my layers and dresses." It had been some time since she was a child and learned that particular lesson the hard way, and it was not an experience she wanted repeated.

"That actually feels surprisingly good, almost like you're giving me a back massage. Hmmhmmhmm~" Maribelle let out a pleased little hum as Ricken continued to rub in the lotion, kicking her legs criss crossing back and forth in the air while he worked. "Darling, have you ever had the chance to do much swimming?" Ylisse was a land locked nation after all, and she wasn't sure how much traveling abroad Ricken had done outside of the war.