"You're not really grabbing me like someone who feels safe." There's a smug, playful satisfaction from Garrot as he starts walking again. His strides are short, and it's mostly to keep some semblance of progress while making Luka a little uncomfortable. "Even though you're, you know, completely safe..." He sounds confident in that statement, but he's absolutely teasing the poor Princess. It's all in good fun!

But then he gets a better idea.

"But if you wanted..." There's a gleeful mischief in Garrot's singsongy tone. He's gonna make this man so uncomfortable and they're both gonna laugh their asses off and Luka will feel okay again! It'll be great! "I could slide you down off my shoulders and onto my back. I'll do most of the work, and you just have to..." Here it is, the big Joke! "...wrap your arms around me real tight."

Hamhanded, playful flirting is totally a way to distract from a moment of panic, right?