[ oh! ahaha, he's shy. there's not much to be shy about, leo thinks? not that he gets a chance to dwell on that much when the exarch showcases the book.

and leo, in his infinite normalcy and one-track mind, moves onto his next focus. he reaches into his pocket to uncap a marker. he stretches a little, hand outstretched in an attempt to make those adjustments he said he wanted to do when he heard that nice, unexpected voice...

leo at least speaks as he does so. ]

Yep, that's my work! Didja like it enough to copy this down from the ground out in the void? [ he thinks the exarch means the piece in general, rather than the copy directly in his book ] Aaand move it down a little, okay? I'm trying to get to the top notes!

[ please humor him ]