Napoleon smiles at him; it is fairly perceptive and he ran with it well, but he is ultimately not surprise it didn't work for long. "Appealing to her ego was a good start, but no, in my experience, women would prefer to do the talking given the chance." It isn't a criticism. Everyone likes to talk about themselves, except perhaps for grumpy Russian spies. "It may be because they're talked over all day long." One of the easiest ways to seduce a woman, which he did often, was to be a good listener as well as handsome and charming.

"She's interested in the bodyguard which means she likes her men subordinate but still aggressive." Especially if her reaction to him chasing a man out of her apartment was to make up instead of freeze him out. He winks to Illya and adjusts his tie, already preparing in his mind the new approach to go for. She preferred Illya's tall and cold attractiveness at first glance, so it was something to take into account.

His mind is calculating but he gives his partner a sidelong amused glance. "I'm truly disappointed I didn't get to witness your escape."