Villain Retirement

"..."     

Princess Vera and Riley have been staring at each other for quite some time now; the two, not even uttering a single word as their eyes just reflected each other's silhouette.     

The only movement between the two was Vera's batting eyelashes; which caused her bright green eyes to glow for some reason.     

"..."     

"..."     

"..."     

"..."     

"Aren't you going to say anything?"     

And finally, after what seemed like almost a quarter of an hour, Vera broke the silence before it could build an entire bridge between them.     

Riley, however, just continued to stare at Vera as the artificial winds of the ship caused the blades of grass beneath them to dance.     

But after a few more seconds, he let out a small sigh and shook his head.     

"I apologize, Princess Vera. Our circumstance now just reminded me of a scene from a TV show I watch," he then said before looking up towards the expanse of space,      

"Your mother sent you here to set up a marital engagement with me, why so?"