[ There’s a momentary pause as something flickers briefly through his gaze, but then he’s grinning again, offering the man a playful shrug and spreading his hands wide, as if to protest his innocence here. ]

Well. I have had a lot of practice at that, being Faerghan and all that. Both at the retainer and the devoted knight role, in fact.

[ But he just nods along to the latter part, as if that statement was obvious. ]

I know, I know, your life would be utterly empty and boring without me. You’re welcome.