Arjun's frown deepened, because despite her claims, she still seemed to be discomfited. Did she think he was unwilling to accommodate her? He thought he had done more than enough to prove his willingness to serve her to the best of his ability. She could not be refusing due to his status, because she knew nothing about it. Perhaps she assumed a librarian to lack the necessary resources to truly make her comfortable.
Unless she was shivering from pain, and not the temperature. In which case it was possible that she did not want him to know, for fear her would return her to her bed. He resolved to keep an eye on her, to see if such behaviors persisted. He did not want to carry her away against her will, but he also would not hesitate to do so if he thought it truly necessary.
She seemed to appreciate the splendor of the library, if not as much as he did. Then again, there were few who did. The occasional scholar who travelled for months to reach them, and their enthusiasm both pleased him and made him anxious. They were the most appreciative, but they were also the most likely to try and steal some of their collection.
They had dungeons, as any self-respecting castle must, but he usually preferred to simply banish them. Leave them in the brig of the Dragonstar, and let Circe deal with them. Better that than having to deal with them himself. There had been no one in their dungeons in his lifetime, and he had hoped this would always be the case. With what had been done to Sophiana, however, that was brought into question. He might be willing to make an exception for that.
He was visibly taken aback as she seemed, suddenly, to smell him. He had not the slightest idea how to respond to such a thing. It had not, as far as he could recall, ever happened before. Should he be offended? Flattered? He didn't think that this could possibly be a common thing where she was from, because surely it would have arisen before if it was. Circe had brought home many women, and none of them had ever tried to… smell him.
"Oh," he said, blinking as she explained herself. "I suppose that makes sense," he said, though it had never occurred to him that the effect might be so pronounced. It may have been that she was possessed of a particularly sensitive nose. Or else he had not been in close contact with anyone else for long enough. "I am not angry," he assured her, though he was still mildly confused. "Was there anything in particular you wanted to look at?" His eyes left her to skim the shelves, looking for a section that might interest her.
Unless she was shivering from pain, and not the temperature. In which case it was possible that she did not want him to know, for fear her would return her to her bed. He resolved to keep an eye on her, to see if such behaviors persisted. He did not want to carry her away against her will, but he also would not hesitate to do so if he thought it truly necessary.
She seemed to appreciate the splendor of the library, if not as much as he did. Then again, there were few who did. The occasional scholar who travelled for months to reach them, and their enthusiasm both pleased him and made him anxious. They were the most appreciative, but they were also the most likely to try and steal some of their collection.
They had dungeons, as any self-respecting castle must, but he usually preferred to simply banish them. Leave them in the brig of the Dragonstar, and let Circe deal with them. Better that than having to deal with them himself. There had been no one in their dungeons in his lifetime, and he had hoped this would always be the case. With what had been done to Sophiana, however, that was brought into question. He might be willing to make an exception for that.
He was visibly taken aback as she seemed, suddenly, to smell him. He had not the slightest idea how to respond to such a thing. It had not, as far as he could recall, ever happened before. Should he be offended? Flattered? He didn't think that this could possibly be a common thing where she was from, because surely it would have arisen before if it was. Circe had brought home many women, and none of them had ever tried to… smell him.
"Oh," he said, blinking as she explained herself. "I suppose that makes sense," he said, though it had never occurred to him that the effect might be so pronounced. It may have been that she was possessed of a particularly sensitive nose. Or else he had not been in close contact with anyone else for long enough. "I am not angry," he assured her, though he was still mildly confused. "Was there anything in particular you wanted to look at?" His eyes left her to skim the shelves, looking for a section that might interest her.
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