“That almost makes it worse. You may wish to find another supporting argument if you're not going to drop the subject,” Reis spoke matter of factly, looking unmoved by Ezra's reasoning. He released a breath he didn't know he was holding when the Asha let go of him, to fiddle with his own hair. They didn't seem to be getting anywhere with one another, but it was better to establish how their relationship would be early on, than to try to pretend that it could be anything else. Reis did not want a needy, sexually driven companion.<br/><br/>Ezra seemed a little unsure about what he's told Ita, and he looked back to him in a frown. Of course, it did seem like it was going to be a problem. One more headache for him to deal with. He was going to have to somehow try to keep Ezra from throwing himself at his staff, and he was going to have to make sure his staff maintained the professionalism he expected of them.<br/><br/>“Of course I am sure. I pay them to look after my household, not to molest or disturb the inhabitants of my household.” Reis hoped that would be the end of it, but apparently even that wasn't enough. Instead, Ezra worried that he would not be pleasing enough.<br/><br/><i>Gods help them both</i>.<br/><br/>Ezra was taking his clothing off, in an attempt to seduce and demonstrate his aptitude at doing exactly what Reis had forbid. He looked down at him, somewhere between horror and discomfort. Ezra was looking up at him, naked, willing to do anything, and truly Reis wanted nothing more than to run. He was decidedly uncomfortable at the thought of any such intimacy, and Ezra was so easy and blatant about it. It was hard to not find some ounce of temptation within him, but it wasn't enough to assuage his unease about the situation. Even if Ezra had been human, he likely would have balked just the same.<br/><br/>Reis paled a little, locked up and looked to Ita like she might save him from whatever social encounter this was. She was a lovely shade of pink, and she coughed before dismissing herself entirely.<br/><br/>“I will.. inform everyone, sir.” She couldn't get out fast enough.<br/><br/>Whatever he wanted, Ezra would do for him. He was making that perfectly clear, and the more Reis looked on to the sharp, attractive lines of his body, the more distance he wanted to put between them. He climbed over the back of the bench, nearly tripping over the lip of the fountain in an attempt to get away.<br/><br/>“None of that will be necessary..” he spoke, a little breathlessly. “Please refrain from stripping and prostrating yourself in front of any of my staff. Some have made vows to their wives. I'd like that they not be tested.” Because Ezra would absolutely test even the most loyal of men. The most uninterested, it would seem.<br/><br/>“Are you hungry now?” Reis was quick to move onto another subject. Any other subject. He had turned his back to Ezra, and was scrubbing his hand over his face once again. “I should probably let you pick out a room where you might like to sleep. And you should put your clothing back on, if that can even be considered clothing.”