"...how would you tease him as yourself?" he asks, with a chuckle. "Talking about things that make him uncomfortable? It used to be much easier to do that than it is now."
"I used to push limits with him, now and then," he admits. "Just to see where he would draw the line. It's much harder to do, now; he is less sheltered, more open to ideas that may once have seemed unthinkable to him."
A pause, as he nuzzles the top of her head.
"Take care of him, if you would, my dearest. He is a descendant of my brother's people, and so a very distant kinsman of mine. I consider him to be under my protection, though he does not know that."
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Date: 2009-05-04 10:57 pm (UTC)She grins. "I almost teased him like I would have done as myself..."
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Date: 2009-05-04 11:51 pm (UTC)A pause, as he nuzzles the top of her head.
"Take care of him, if you would, my dearest. He is a descendant of my brother's people, and so a very distant kinsman of mine. I consider him to be under my protection, though he does not know that."