@Hollow7F
Nah man, it's called a temporary strategic retreat. Prince lays it on thick, then cuts it short once he gauges her reaction in a way that doesn't kill the future potential for a revisit when the timing is more appropriate than a random sudden appearance, right before a huge, national event. Since he is of the highest nobility, royalty, picking a fiancee is actually a huge event for the entire nation, which would have ended up sharing the spotlight with the already upcoming national event, so for timing, he delays the official offer, and just gauges her reaction to the potential, which honestly, looked at least like there was a good chance that she would have accepted.