He frowned a little bit at that, feeling somewhat guilty for abandoning her to boredom so severe she would think cleaning was a better option. "You could come along with me sometime," he offered. "Except I'd feel like I was boring you with all that machine stuff... you'd still be welcome though."

Steve reached up to brush his hair out of his face, leaning back on the steps to continue watching her. "Though I'll tell you one thing. The emperor and the empress are probably really happy with you. You're definitely their favorite person around here."