Piper shook his head lightly, a smile on his face. Inside his head, he decided to liked being referred to as sir, and he wondered about getting Rupert to call him that at times to see how it sounded out of his mouth. And how would it sound coming from Charles? They both had lovely voices. He imagined--Oh. He shouldn't be daydreaming. Not right at that moment, at least, when someone was speaking to him.
"As long as you're not here to reprimand me and drag me back to socialise, there's nothing to apologise for. After all, I think had I waited just a bit longer, our positions would be reversed, and I would be the one apologising." For a brief moment, he wondered how that would have gone if their positions had been reversed.