[ Thankfully, she did pick up on something that not only distracts him but cheers him up considerably - princess!!!! ]

Oh, yeah! I'm one of her bodyguards! Some awful bad guys are after her, so it's my duty to protect her! And before I came here, me and my pals just saved her from bein' kidnapped! But she handled it real well, I mean it! Came out of it with smiles and giggles and everythin'!

... It was a reaaally cute giggle...

[ Yeesh, you can practically see the little cartoony hearts floating around his head. ]