Dimitri is trying and it's pretty adorable. The king to be has always been a rather kind person when he wasn't hell bent on revenge, at least he means well. He can't fault him for that and so Yuri tries to make it more comfortable for him. He leans back and crosses his arms, a small smile on his face. "While I do get along with Claude, it's not him who I sided myself with. Once a blue lion, always a blue lion I suppose." Yuri gave Dimitri a wink at that. Yes originally he had followed Byleth back to the blue lions but as time passed he had admitted he thought Dimitri would make a very fair ruler one day, possibly one who could bring about real change. Yuri believed in him, even if he never let it shown.

"I see. So one day I might suddenly fall into an endless sleep or disappear and go back home..." He thought about it for a moment and while that was a bit terrifying it did make him feel better that there at least was a chance to go home. Until that happened he'd have to make the best of this situation and that meant allying himself with the right people. He'd joined Dimitri once already, what harm could a second time have?

"Perhaps I will take your offer up, but on my terms. I just need to think of something I can offer you in exchange first." He ran his hand through Aria's feathered head, trying to think of something he could possibly offer that also wouldn't maybe alter history. As of now he really had nothing except himself. "I could offer you my services." He knew exactly how that sounded and while he meant his skills in cooking or maybe helping to clean he wasn't going to correct how it came out. Yuri wanted a bit of fun for himself after and what better fun than flustering a prince.