One would not find my company restful.

[ There is a bristle in his tone. One that, of course, speaks of it best to keep a distance from him. While he has certainly warmed in his days since their adventures through the Churning Mists. ]

There is always war, woman. All that changes is the location and its combatants. [ His gaze moves forward to the still ocean waters around them. ] It is not war that concerns me at this moment.

In a time long past, yes, I was.