Moonspear I can't find the right romantic line

Pretty lady like you. The expression she gave was clearly readable and a mixture of bemusement and slight annoyance. I’m not big on flattery. You want to give someone empty compliments, find someone who cares about that shit.

It was needlessly harsh. She hadn’t gotten a compliment from a stranger in a long time and knew he was being polite, but unreasonable was her default mode lately. Especially when it came to protecting herself from another mistake like Germanicus.

She let silence follow after that, waiting for how he might react.