[He considers the offer, taking it in the spirit he thinks it's extended: a starting place. As such, he thinks a moment, but not much more than, before settling on one. It's a needle to thread, asking something genuine without weighing down what is, at heart, still a pleasant moment together on a sunny day when neither of them are required elsewhere. (He doesn't expect to have a lot of those, even in a best-case scenario. Their temperaments don't suit too much lazing, or at least his and Petrana's don't.)]

In situations without the extenuating circumstances of a magical dream or the person already being part of a couple, [aside from that], do you generally prefer to make the first move or wait until the other person does? Or has it varied for you?

[Genuine curiosity underpins the question, though it's not meant to be a prying one. He's not sure, yet, how much interest feels like encouragement and how much feels like pressing. Something else to learn.]