[He'd love to take even a little peek at her expression, but he's not about to risk irritating his eyes all over again. And in his current situation, there's no way to do it with anything but zero subtlety, so he'll just have to settle for using his imagination.]

Don't worry, I get it. [He couldn't ever seriously imagine her resorting to such drastic measures, or being happy with such a choice even if she did.] Who knows? Maybe you and some magical being will fall madly in love here, just like some old story. Wouldn't that be romantic?