It's the first time he said such a thing to her and Vienna Mareyi was at a loss for words.
Hanson Lorin liked her and she knew that. He also knew that she felt the same. However, he was always careful around her.
As a soldier, the General's life was more uncertain than normal people. If war erupted, he will have to go and fight. He might not even return alive.
If that really happened, then what will become of her?
If they were linked together too much, he was scared that it would only destroy her future.
What if he made her a widow at a young age?
"Why do you look at me like that?" the General asked Lady Vienna when he noticed her quietly gazing at him for a while.
"I never heard you say that before," Vienna Mareyi promptly remarked. She kept on pressing her nails together and when Hanson Lorin saw this, there was a smile on his face. She always did that when she felt nervous but... he rarely witnessed it.