[He frowns just a touch, at that stutter in her words, but dismisses it and his expression clears, and he gives Vi a helpless grin.]

Oh. No. I didn't mean better than me as a person, or -or that I'm a mess all the time—hers to decide. [He nods, sharp. Some other day, his insecurity about his street rat days might have crept on him, and might yet again. But today he knows he's a knight.]

I meant -today has been, uh. All my emotions are very big today. Even before the- [Um, how many?] Drinks.

[Very earnestly-] She deserves...all my attention. To really talk. Not being tacked on at the end. [He waves around to indicate the entire celebration.]