"It's also how you thank someone you hold in high regard," he said.
She turned aside to hide her grin. "High regard, eh? High enough, it would seem, for you to have neglected saying goodbye to me for near three entire months."
“I am sorry,” he replied. “You have, after all, been the epitome of politeness these three months.”
“And you’ve been most deservingly humble, your Highness.”
Just a day in the life.