"I am an actual adult, you know," Sam retorted dryly. "I'm not going to embarrass you in front of your entire country at our engagement party, even if I am a boorish Westerner." He was well aware of what those opposed to his presence in the country - not to mention his relationship with the king - thought about him, and he wasn't going to give them any ammunition to use against T'Challa.

"What if I'm not worthy?" Sam thought he was, but the panther spirit might have other opinions. It might not like foreigners, for one thing - particularly not foreigners who wanted to marry the king, and especially when they had no royal background. (Yeah, he'd heard some stories about Ororo.)