Much too close to the issue to understand him, hm? That sounded about right, not that he needed telling. Time and careful movements could have resolved that with greater care and in the way most familiar to him. Similar, though... was that it? Those two were similar, so that was why they got along? He didn't have much time to turn it over in his head for silently raising hackles that he promptly smoothed over. Being underestimated was a staple he enjoyed; being spoken about like a sack of rice while present was not for his noble upbringing, nor did he appreciate how seemingly out of his hands this situation was and the way he would likely be forced to adapt to redirect it into them again.

"Did I stutter?" He asked, his eyes flitting to Ami. Within them was complete and utter confidence in his prior statement, an unwavering strength that might have seemed inflexible. "Quit judging my actions based on your expectations of other people. I'm me, after all, and you'll never meet another."

But something more direct might be beneficial, he imagined. Even as his gaze was shifted, the words came, all statements of disregard swept under the rug and stomped upon soundly.

"Time is an invaluable commodity. It's spent and you can't replenish it," Breathing easily, he smiled more to himself than anyone else in that moment. "I don't spend my time on people I have no regard for."