Do you dislike it when others trouble themselves over you?

[That almost went without saying, really. Gilgamesh of course considers himself quite special, but her treatment of him here isn't; even to her closest confidants, he can imagine she'd answer just as reservedly, denying that she deserved any such attention. It's endearing, but also indicative of someone with precious little self-worth.

And while that trauma may have appealed before, Gilgamesh was beginning to see the value in her earnest smile, too.]

Even if that were the case, that you were simply fulfilling duty, your presence was nonetheless inspiring. I am grateful for it.

[As was Adra, he knows. And that was without any of the awe-inspiring backstory of humanity's greatest knight.]