"Not since I was a kid!" But oh no. Oh no, this is way too funny. He's laughing, he's miraculously, blissfully laughing. It's been so long since he'd been out like this, Byleth could talk about almost anything, and he'd be happy. His cheeks heat, a little, at the fingers lacing through his.

"I... see a lot to appreciate in just thirty minutes."

More than just the stars. Someone willing to let him figure his own crap out, who wouldn't throw out judgment. Just... patient. Excuse him if the quiet thanks makes his heart twist, ever so slightly, in his chest.

Hesitantly, he lifts their hands. Idly presses a very brief, chaste kiss to the back of Byleth's palm. "Thank you for waiting."