[As the two of them speak through the door, Childe comes up and stands next to Aether. It's a bit tempting to interrupt this by letting his hands wander over the prince's body, since there is no need to worry for being caught if it's just Elise. But he restrains himself, for the time being, because he can cause plenty of chaos later in Aether's life without doing this right now.

It takes quite a bit of willpower not to laugh at how nervous Aether is, stumbling through even the easiest of people to have this conversation with. Poor Elise, being sent to fetch her husband-to-be only to discover that he is with his knight instead, if that little "ooh" is any indication that she's already figured it out. Perceptive, he'll give her that. It's a good trait to have.

He watches Aether sink to the floor, laughing quietly at his misery. He can't help it, squatting down himself and giving the prince a kiss to his cheek.]

Hahaha, you might want to work on your impromptu deceiving skills a little. I'll need your help to pull this all off, you know how some particularly direct questions might throw me off guard.

[Like that isn't going to cause problems in the future.]

Come, let's get ready for the dinner. I need to fetch Luke myself, he's supposed to attend as well since he will be Elise's protection in my wake. I hope he wears something appropriate...

[Childe offers Aether a hand to stand, smiling at him- poor prince, what a situation the knight has put him in.]