It is what they do, and it's finally been long enough that Balthier trusts that's just who they are, and that it isn't some period of sweetness that's going to dry up, become boring, and be tossed aside. That rootedness is something he wouldn't trade anything for, not even the mess it took to get here.

"You know, I've been working on attaching an illusion spell to objects to help obscure people. I wonder if I could attach a slow spell to dishes to keep them from heating or cooling." It's essentially what he's done up here, except he's holding the spell manually. "Do you want to test for me if I get some prototypes together?"