Of all the things he could have possibly said, that is not what she would expect.
"Me?"
After all that has been said between them, or not said. After she has become something he would appear to consider something repugnant, dangerous - a corruption of a sweet girl he once knew.
But she can protect, and viciously. She is a woman of faith, she understands what freedom is and what it means. There are benefits to having connections to those in power, and yet she does not think that is why Zevran is asking this.
It hurts, but in a better way than most hurts tend to strike. "I would be honoured, Zevran."
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"Me?"
After all that has been said between them, or not said. After she has become something he would appear to consider something repugnant, dangerous - a corruption of a sweet girl he once knew.
But she can protect, and viciously. She is a woman of faith, she understands what freedom is and what it means. There are benefits to having connections to those in power, and yet she does not think that is why Zevran is asking this.
It hurts, but in a better way than most hurts tend to strike. "I would be honoured, Zevran."