He nodded, unable to see the appeal in it himself, but trusting that Adela would go as far as she could in reaching that particular ambition.

But the conversation turned back onto him and Neji blinked as it occurred to him that Adela wouldn't quite understand that he'd successfully wormed out of his engagement with Hinata when he hadn't told her about it to start with. And worse still, he wasn't sure he would've told her even given the opportunity.

Neji cleared his throat, swallowing a bite of scorpion with a shrug. "Ah well, Hyuuga attempted to marry me to Hinata-sama recently, but we've managed to dissolve that issue. It's left me free to pursue someone else I've had interest in for some time."