[ Ace had expected nothing less, welcoming her compliant with a faint blush of his own. Did she even realize there was only one way to grant such request? ]

I did say at least, not meaning that I would stop at such number. [ He does not want to, nor does he genuinely think he could measure the comfort the melodist has given him using numbers. Tilting his head, he feigns a questioning stare. ] Tear, have you perchance insulted any moogles as of late?

[ He then drew both his hands - with the girl's still placed securely in between - closer to himself, sighing softly as he stayed silent for a brief moment, his expression seeming almost wistful if it wasn't for the slight upward curl of his lips accompanying his words. ]

Not that... it actually matters. I don't need a list to tell me who is that I feel most at ease with.