[He's definitely not! But his smile softens a bit as he lets out a brief chuckle, and he slows a bit, though he doesn't remove his hand from Dante's shoulder, either.]

If I was being forced into anything, I promise I'd tell you, no matter what nonsense this place might throw at us.

[He would take great offense in being forced into much of anything. He'd definitely make it extremely difficult for them in that case... not that he's about to say that outright.]

I just think it would be nice to spend a few hours getting to know each other without worrying about anything strange.