DORIAN
Dorian nodded slowly, lips tucking into a serious frown. "A great kindness indeed. If only Cian would recognize all I do for him." he said forlornly, gazing off into the distance briefly. In reality he knew his friend was very aware of all he did for his benefit - but he was also very easy to tease. Old school boy habits died hard.
Dorian grinned wickedly at her scolding, a soft chuckle escaping his lips. "I am a man, my dear, still prone to the impulsiveness of my lesser instincts in front of a beautiful women whom I can aid." he said, bowing his head slightly. "But if you are so affronted, consider it more an arrangement than a proposal, a formality with which you can smack unsuspecting dissenters." he said with a handsome grin. Eligible bachelor though he might be, he was far from the young man who had prowled the parties in search of the perfect spouse. No, that had not ended in his favor, and once burned he was not eager to place his hand in the flames again.
But Tobi wouldn't be awful. Witty, pretty, and most importantly too busy to seek anything emotionally intimate. And forty was a long way off no less.
The Orator grinned and chuckled as she bumped her hip against his, happy to take the chiding. He hummed, staring up at the horizon for a moment. "They are ignorant of the seriousness of their situation, quick to defend their friends regardless of race, and quick to assume us blindly hateful." he said frankly, sobering for a moment. The conversations he had had drifting back to the forefront of his mind. "It became far more personal than I appreciate, but...if discussingher persuaded them, you know well I would not shy from it." he said quietly. Dorian was fully committed to the Order, heart and soul, and he had proven it time and time again, through circumstances no other had face in a great many years.
Dorian grinned wickedly at her scolding, a soft chuckle escaping his lips. "I am a man, my dear, still prone to the impulsiveness of my lesser instincts in front of a beautiful women whom I can aid." he said, bowing his head slightly. "But if you are so affronted, consider it more an arrangement than a proposal, a formality with which you can smack unsuspecting dissenters." he said with a handsome grin. Eligible bachelor though he might be, he was far from the young man who had prowled the parties in search of the perfect spouse. No, that had not ended in his favor, and once burned he was not eager to place his hand in the flames again.
But Tobi wouldn't be awful. Witty, pretty, and most importantly too busy to seek anything emotionally intimate. And forty was a long way off no less.
The Orator grinned and chuckled as she bumped her hip against his, happy to take the chiding. He hummed, staring up at the horizon for a moment. "They are ignorant of the seriousness of their situation, quick to defend their friends regardless of race, and quick to assume us blindly hateful." he said frankly, sobering for a moment. The conversations he had had drifting back to the forefront of his mind. "It became far more personal than I appreciate, but...if discussingher persuaded them, you know well I would not shy from it." he said quietly. Dorian was fully committed to the Order, heart and soul, and he had proven it time and time again, through circumstances no other had face in a great many years.
"Revenge" sounds so mean
That's why I prefer to call it:
That's why I prefer to call it:
"Returning the favor"
