"Lay off him," Roland said softly, looking at Bert, whose ears had turned scarlet. "Cuthbert. I'd talk to you dan-dinh for a moment, if you would."
Bert nodded, his expression a little sour, and stepped aside to let Roland out of the front door, following after him. That left Alain, who put his head in his hands, taking a deep breath. "And here I was hoping he'd gotten that out of his system," he muttered, against the heels of his hands, and looked up at Kaine. "He's good at caution. Never was much good at trust. Try to understand, he's an ass, but he's an ass who means well, for you and Nariko as much as for us. There's just a whole lot of pieces to this he won't let himself see."
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Date: 2015-03-31 11:04 am (UTC)Bert nodded, his expression a little sour, and stepped aside to let Roland out of the front door, following after him. That left Alain, who put his head in his hands, taking a deep breath. "And here I was hoping he'd gotten that out of his system," he muttered, against the heels of his hands, and looked up at Kaine. "He's good at caution. Never was much good at trust. Try to understand, he's an ass, but he's an ass who means well, for you and Nariko as much as for us. There's just a whole lot of pieces to this he won't let himself see."