[He smiles idly at that.]

Hope so. It'd be nice if I at least left a lasting impression on them.

[Especially considering his father sent him away to save him and abandoned them all to the Imperials; he's hoping his past contributions offsets that at least a little bit when he actually gets around to doing the whole king thing for real.]

So what about you? All I know about your world is that you've got a robo-dragon.

[He's half-expecting more evasion, but he's testing a little, too. Maybe like with the dragon talk, she'll be more willing to open up if it's less specifically about her.]