The tea was one thing - since they began this, Granby had never doubted that Laurence loved him, but he'd also known not to expect to actually hear it too often.

It's enough to give him pause and it's a long moment before he speaks again.

"Not every time, William Laurence. Not all the time. Maybe if you're the Captain of a ship, but you've also been the Captain of a dragon, man, so you know the speed at which the heart decides."