[Alfie catches up with Royce on the balcony, having been told by someone or other where he had hidden himself away. He too has a little girl with him - a curly-haired toddler, maybe two or three years old, tucked under one arm. He waits for Royce to turn around and spot him, and then he gives a little bow.]
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Your Majesty.
[The teasing grin is only barely suppressed.]