Ferdinand wasn't sure what he was doing, standing guard outside of his own room like that. Nobody was going to interrupt Manuela. The only other people who came by here were Edelgard and Constance, sometimes Flayn if she came to visit... which wasn't often, given how things were still understandably awkward between her and the emperor who had fought to overthrow the Church she'd dedicated her life to, of course. It wasn't as if someone was going to demand entrance to his room. Perhaps he was just being too uptight.

He relaxed visibly when the door opened, and he turned to accept his cloak. ...It was an interesting look, and Manuela would no doubt be able to recognize the slight delay in Ferdinand's reaction before he even responded to what she had said. "O-Of course," he stammered, smiling politely as he accepted his cloak. "If you have need of anything else, you need only ask."

Well, besides a stiff drink. Ferdinand didn't have any of that, but right now, he almost felt like he could use one himself to settle his nerves.