[Oh. Well, immediately, his grip tightens on the laces, and he shakes his head--completely forgetting what he's doing in favor of dispelling her concerns.]
Don't ever think that. You could never be a burden to me. [Firmly!!] Actually, it... makes me really happy, when this is all you need from me. Because it means you're safe.
[Not that he doesn't like being needed--in fact, it's very much what he lives for, and it always has been. Protectiveness is in his blood. But he isn't so selfish as to begrudge their moments of peace. He has no large dreams of ambition and glory. Everything he wants is right here, in this room.
And he can't say that, of course, for a thousand different reasons. But he doesn't like that she's feeling discontent, even if it's about something small. (Even if it's not.) And it's ingrained in him to assuage her unhappiness--not out of any knightly training requirements, but simply because it makes his chest hurt, and he's compelled, purely by affection, to try and make her smile again.]
And, there's... [nowhere I'd rather be than right here, with you, all the time--]
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Don't ever think that. You could never be a burden to me. [Firmly!!] Actually, it... makes me really happy, when this is all you need from me. Because it means you're safe.
[Not that he doesn't like being needed--in fact, it's very much what he lives for, and it always has been. Protectiveness is in his blood. But he isn't so selfish as to begrudge their moments of peace. He has no large dreams of ambition and glory. Everything he wants is right here, in this room.
And he can't say that, of course, for a thousand different reasons. But he doesn't like that she's feeling discontent, even if it's about something small. (Even if it's not.) And it's ingrained in him to assuage her unhappiness--not out of any knightly training requirements, but simply because it makes his chest hurt, and he's compelled, purely by affection, to try and make her smile again.]
And, there's... [nowhere I'd rather be than right here, with you, all the time--]