Kozu was quite flustered, for despite what his master thought, he was not an asexual being. He had pushed people away so far and so long that he had not had this kind of interaction with anyone in a very long time. True, Zuma occasionally tackled and clung to him, but that was entirely different as she was family. Talking with Xiu, sitting so close, being so emotionally open with her, it had done things to the prince, and her twisting about had not helped matters at all.
He shifted his weight in the silence that hung between them, scratching at the ever irritating shirt now and again until she spoke. He gave a nod, licking his lips before he answered, his voice low and almost gentle. "I believe it would be difficult for you to offend anyone." He uneasily cleared his throat again and offered his arm, the polite thing to do, to escort her back to the palace. He needed to get back and find something to occupy himself with now, best to not try and see Master Sato yet, she would either not want to see him or would undoubtedly pick up on his state of mind and question him to death about it.