<Val>
::He smiled, not entirely sharply, but aware enough to notice what Li did. However, Val was already cheerful over the fact that he had managed to gain the winning hand over Li in their little argumentative escapade, so he simply continued to smile at the fact that Li was sharing something of his with him. Rightly so!::

It would dishearten me greatly if you weren't. ::he replied, in an equally regal tone, though his own held a hint of mirth to it that refused to go away. He was not bothered by the odd phrasing of his sentence either, though there was a brief second where he regarded what he'd just said with some belated self-aware confusion. But that was quickly dismissed.:: :333