Well, I can promise you won't be hearing me complain about girls. Or schoolwork.
[That sounds a little pathetic now that he's said it. Or like he doesn't like girls but unless she's completely blind she can't think that and he'd rather not embarrass himself further by trying to explain. Better to just hope she assumes he's not looking for anyone right now.
Glancing back at her hand with a smile - the touch feels less intimate and helps puts him back at ease - Alistair tilts his head curiously.]
You worked in an inn? I'll bet you'd see some strange people! And a lot of trouble.
[Maybe it's just him - them really as he doesn't travel alone back home in Ferelden - but going into inns nearly always results in someone trying to start a fight. That could have more to do with him and one of his companions being branded traitors than anything else though. But it does make most attempts to stay somewhere that's inside difficult.]
Didn't your brother worry about you there? I know it can be... risky for a woman alone in those kinds of places if she can't defend herself. Not that I'm saying you can't take care of yourself if you have to... can you?
[All he's seen her is that she can change her appearance, that's no guarantee she can fight. But if she has his strength when she looks like him then maybe she can handle herself just fine.]
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[That sounds a little pathetic now that he's said it. Or like he doesn't like girls but unless she's completely blind she can't think that and he'd rather not embarrass himself further by trying to explain. Better to just hope she assumes he's not looking for anyone right now.
Glancing back at her hand with a smile - the touch feels less intimate and helps puts him back at ease - Alistair tilts his head curiously.]
You worked in an inn? I'll bet you'd see some strange people! And a lot of trouble.
[Maybe it's just him - them really as he doesn't travel alone back home in Ferelden - but going into inns nearly always results in someone trying to start a fight. That could have more to do with him and one of his companions being branded traitors than anything else though. But it does make most attempts to stay somewhere that's inside difficult.]
Didn't your brother worry about you there? I know it can be... risky for a woman alone in those kinds of places if she can't defend herself. Not that I'm saying you can't take care of yourself if you have to... can you?
[All he's seen her is that she can change her appearance, that's no guarantee she can fight. But if she has his strength when she looks like him then maybe she can handle herself just fine.]