[ He may not be wholly himself, and he certainly is not fully recovered even though he feels considerably stronger now, but he has retained enough of himself to be concerned for her. With one hand, he reaches for her face, fingers coming to rest beneath her chin in a request that she allow him to lift her face to look at him. If she refuses or pulls away, he won't insist, of course.
The ring she wears does not go unnoticed, and something akin to a chime sounds in the back of his mind, as if trying to bring to mind the occasion when he gave that ring to her. That memory is still very much alive and present, of course, but it seems as though the primal does not wish for Aymeric to focus upon it as it slips away from the forefront of his thoughts almost as soon as it was formed. ]
But you aren't; I can clearly see that you are not well.
[ He shakes his head at her next words, an expression of determination, the best that he can manage, comes to his face. ]
I will be all right for the moment. Your attentions have seen to that. I think that it is high time you turn those attentions to yourself, if only for a time. Anything else can be delayed for a moment or two.
[ An idea occurs to him then, and his gaze shifts over to the door and to the dragoon who surely must still be stationed outside. Unless, of course, Estinien also retreated for a rest.
Perhaps if he can rise from the bed and cross over to the door, he might be able to enlist Estinien's aid in ensuring that Alkaid take a brief reprieve. It is not even that he wishes to be rid of her; he clearly wants her to remain with him, but he would have to be blind to not notice how unwell she appears. That, in his mind, is unacceptable. If she refuses him, he has one more tactic that he might use to convince her, but he is waiting to see what her response will be. ]
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The ring she wears does not go unnoticed, and something akin to a chime sounds in the back of his mind, as if trying to bring to mind the occasion when he gave that ring to her. That memory is still very much alive and present, of course, but it seems as though the primal does not wish for Aymeric to focus upon it as it slips away from the forefront of his thoughts almost as soon as it was formed. ]
But you aren't; I can clearly see that you are not well.
[ He shakes his head at her next words, an expression of determination, the best that he can manage, comes to his face. ]
I will be all right for the moment. Your attentions have seen to that. I think that it is high time you turn those attentions to yourself, if only for a time. Anything else can be delayed for a moment or two.
[ An idea occurs to him then, and his gaze shifts over to the door and to the dragoon who surely must still be stationed outside. Unless, of course, Estinien also retreated for a rest.
Perhaps if he can rise from the bed and cross over to the door, he might be able to enlist Estinien's aid in ensuring that Alkaid take a brief reprieve. It is not even that he wishes to be rid of her; he clearly wants her to remain with him, but he would have to be blind to not notice how unwell she appears. That, in his mind, is unacceptable. If she refuses him, he has one more tactic that he might use to convince her, but he is waiting to see what her response will be. ]