Oh, don't do that for me. I'm hardly anyone to curtsy for.

[Even with all of his fame in Emelan he hardly thought that. And he wasn't even in Emelan.]

Hope can be crippling when things go bad, too, mi'lady. I'd rather be a realist myself. At least then it means when things go bad I'm ready, but if it turns out alright it's a nice surprise.