[ Trying to balance protectiveness and patronization, the fact that Zevran can look after himself against the fact that he shouldn't always have to. It's hard. Alistair sits on the edge of the bed and frowns across the room at him. ]
If anyone ever mistreats you, Zev, you'll tell me?
[ Alistair can hope he wouldn't allow it to happen, and guess that he might not always recognize it if it did, and know he'd be perfectly capable of handling it himself if it did happen and he did recognize it. By methodologically assassinating everyone involved, maybe. But he still has to try.
The puppy sniffs his hip. He nudges her behind his back with his wrist, verrrrry smoothly. ]
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Date: 2016-01-29 10:35 am (UTC)[ Trying to balance protectiveness and patronization, the fact that Zevran can look after himself against the fact that he shouldn't always have to. It's hard. Alistair sits on the edge of the bed and frowns across the room at him. ]
If anyone ever mistreats you, Zev, you'll tell me?
[ Alistair can hope he wouldn't allow it to happen, and guess that he might not always recognize it if it did, and know he'd be perfectly capable of handling it himself if it did happen and he did recognize it. By methodologically assassinating everyone involved, maybe. But he still has to try.
The puppy sniffs his hip. He nudges her behind his back with his wrist, verrrrry smoothly. ]