Valerion leaned back in his armchair, and laughed cheerfully. "Oh, so now enjoying the pleasures of life is 'unsophisticated'! I shall take note", he said as he brought another bite of tiramisù to his mouth, savoring it with his eyes closed. "Ah, how unsophisticated", he said with a sigh and a smile.

Adrien laughed in agreement as he finished his piece of tiramisù. "Right. Thank you so much for the dessert - it was fantastic".

"Do you want more?".

"No, but thank you very much - I would accept, but --".

"-- Enough unsophistication for today?", Valerion asked with a cheeky smile.

"Yeah", Adrien chuckled. He leaned backwards and allowed himself to relax a bit as he waited for Valerion to finish; his eyes wandered to his empty plate, and he found himself overcome by a wave of immense thankfulness for his host. "I -- I really don't know how to express my gratitude for -- for everything that you've been doing for me", Adrien muttered. "It's -- it's almost too much. How can I ever thank you?".

"You just did", Valerion gently said. "Please, don't worry. I am only glad to be of help".