"cmon..All you have to do is say you goy noticed by the prince with your work and gave you some money to help your Business.."
"She'd see this as an excuse to throw my stepsisters at you-try to marry them off to a rich prince, y'know? She'd probably separate me from you-she's already itching for an excuse to get rid of me-maybe she'll sell me off the draft or somethin'-tell you I "volunteered to help my country!" or some crap. And even if she doesn't find out about you, more money just means more that she takes."
"Akira-as far as they know, I don't have any friends. And it wouldn't be safe for me to stay with you while the queen was there-she HATES cyborgs-laws in Rusaya are stricter than they are here, and that's saying something. And especially if she figures out I'm making tech for you-it's too big of a risk to take."