Xie Yun & Lorna Dane
The young Emperor wasn't put off by Lorna's honesty. He had known far too many people back home, including the head of Disha, who was brutally honest and would still try to hurt someone. Anyone, really, could go off if the wrong button was pressed, as it were. That even included him. Except that he didn't care what one did to him as long as a person didn't mess with those he considered friends or family.
When she mentions how one might be able to learn the depths of a person through their favorite color, he laughs," I don't see how someone could learn much from these questions either. It is better to ask what is on one's mind than to go with something so basic."