[He's quiet a moment, though whether it's from thoughtfulness or simply not wanting to dignify the question with a response at all is really anyone's guess; there's something about having to spell out his whims that for an instant almost seems to bother him, like he's used to being able to convey such things with a nod or a look and have them seen to instantly.
But maybe that is, in its own way, this kneeling man's way of keeping a measure of dignity. Making him be the one to say it outright. There is, he'll concede, a level of power in that.]
Kiss it.
[It's brief, and probably in part to see if it'll be enough, or if they'll have to continue another round yet with clarifications.]
cw: bootlicking, just to be safe
But maybe that is, in its own way, this kneeling man's way of keeping a measure of dignity. Making him be the one to say it outright. There is, he'll concede, a level of power in that.]
Kiss it.
[It's brief, and probably in part to see if it'll be enough, or if they'll have to continue another round yet with clarifications.]