Luke had reacted to such an action favorably though.
He is a ladies' man, as admitted pridefully by himself and others.
Sylphy had observed how good he is at making women fall for him, "analyze their preferences" being his motto.
Because she had observed him properly, she had found that he did have some good parts to him.
Particularly, it's his special ability.
And it is entirely limited to conversing with women.
Luke had seen the desperation that plagued Sylphy.
Watching the earnestness of effort, something that was rarely, if ever, seen in noble women.
To keep her sights on nothing but one point, and to eagerly overtake the point that she continually aimed for.
For Luke, watching Sylphy make such an effort day after day, naturally had come around to supporting her.
Secretly supplementing the parts he knew that she was lacking, and stealthily teaching her the parts that she did not know at all, he had become a shadow of support for her.
A shadow only.
Because around here, there was a reason he was popular.
And Sylphy had noticed it.
However, Sylphy did not fall in love with Luke.
In her heart there was no crevice filled with anything other than thoughts of Rudeus.
And Luke also seemed to have no interest in the 'chopping board' characteristics particular to the Long Ear Tribe (Elves).
Instead, a strange friendship began to bud between these two people.
Luke himself had few friends.
He was born into the house of Notos, and was quickly entered into the Second Princess Faction. Being close in age, and partly being forced into it, he was appointed as her Guardian Knight, and had spent every day training for the duties that accompanied it.
There was nobody who he could call his equal, just a person he look up at or down upon.
This was even the case with former Guardian Magician Derrick. When after considering the age difference and experiences, it was not easy at all to say they were even close to being equal.
Only Sylphy was an understanding existence that could finally be called equal to Luke.
Perhaps to him, she could have been the only one worthy enough to be called his friend.