She did not like finding her small-clothes scattered about. However, there was one thing she disliked more than that. Discovering it was that was Balthier who had done so, and that he had also stolen some of said panties.
"I thought pirates only collected treasure." Ashe crossed her arms, glaring at the pirate who was holding her favorite lacy pair of panties in his hand and wearing the matching bra on his head as a hat.
Balthier stretched out, reclined on his bed. "Ah, but my dear Princess, these are actually quite valuable. Imagine the gil I could make selling the Queen's underwear in the market."
"You wouldn't dare!"
"I wouldn't?" He raised an eyebrow. "Princess, this sounds profiting for me. Think about it for a moment. The hero of Bahamut who is now well known, and known to be close to the queen, selling her panties. Why, people might believe us lovers. Imagine all those political pompous old men on your council hearing about that. Their reactions would be most worth it."
Now knowing he was kidding, Ashe sighed. "How did you manage to get into my room?"
"I have my ways," He smirked. "I feel some day my sneaking into your room might have it's useful purposes…"
Wack! Ashe flung one of his pillows at his face.
"Now that was uncalled for!" He protested as Ashe gathered her undergarments and left.
The next morning he awoke to find himself covered by Vaan and Basch's underwear, which he would admit a rather daring move for the Princess to make in this battle, and Ashe's panties sewn into a single object with a note.
"Now I couldn't go wearing anything that a skypirate had touched, lest the scandal you see, so I made you a top out of my panties since you seem to like them so much. Enjoy, and perhaps if you tell me how you managed to get into my room, I shall tell you how I got into yours, seeing as it might have useful purposes like this in the future."
He smirked. This could get very fun, very flirtatious, and very devious, very quickly.
Perhaps next time he would steal a bit of her clothing as well, and then wait for her move.