Reis snorted.<br/><br/>“I have not shared a room since I was a small child. There are plenty of unoccupied bedrooms in the household. The size of my bed hardly matters. It is not meant to be filled to capacity simply because. You will take one of your own. I do not sleep well when I can hear someone else breathing, and I think you can hardly help that,” he spoke. He liked his space, his routine, and his privacy. Ezra was sure to disrupt all of that if he didn't set boundaries.<br/><br/>“You cannot be near me all the time. Rather, you should seek out your own hobbies,” he decided. The thought of having his new pet shadow him at every turn made him anxious. He'd be able to get nothing done and most likely he'd end up locking himself away, because he'd found no one that he could stand for any length of time. Next, Ezra was voicing his distaste for clothing all together. Most men might take Ezra's attitude and protests as disobedience. Some might have punished him for it, or snapped at him to stop talking. Reis wasn't that sort of man, while he wanted to disengage from the conversation, he wasn't going to reprimand Ezra for what was quite obviously ingrained in his nature.<br/><br/>“I would much prefer it if you would. I can have my tailor measure you and create.. perhaps a compromise of sorts, but until then, clothing will be something required in my household unless covered in fur or scale.” Reis hoped that he wouldn't argue with him any farther. It would only be temporary if it was uncomfortable, and maybe they could find softer, more suitable material. Even if Ezra wasn't covered head to toe, Reis didn't want him running about entirely naked or in something wholly inappropriate. “It's colder here, especially in the winter months. You may come to appreciate Belmiran clothing more with time.” How Ezra would tolerate their winters when the ground froze, and all the green died away, was something to figure out at a later day.<br/><br/>Perhaps it was the way Reis had worded it, a suggestion more than an order, because Ezra hadn't put the clothing back on. At least not yet. His sometimes passive nature kept him from making an issue of the matter farther, though it did irritate him slightly. Especially when Ezra insisted on following him back into the home stark naked. Ita had warned many of the servants already, most likely, because no one was to be seen and everyone was being as quiet as a mouse.<br/><br/>“Come on, I will introduce you to my cook,” Reis decided, and led them in through the back, to a dining room that was usually used by the servants. Reis himself hardly ever saw it. He often took his meals in his room, or alone in the main dining hall.<br/><br/>“I don't care where you take your meals, I just ask that if you make a mess you alert someone to clean up after you,” he explained as he stepped into the kitchens. They were much warmer than the rest of the house, and a large, older man was logging the contents of a basket into a large notebook. The tuloan fruit, apparently.<br/><br/>“Yhet, this is the new Asha of our household. Please, be aware that he has strict dietary needs specific to his type. I will write you a more extensive list of what he is allowed to have, and we will be getting shipments in regularly to accommodate him. Ezra, this surly fellow is Yhet, and one thing I've always been told is if you're to angry anymore, always be sure that it isn't the cook.”<br/><br/>Yhet looked strong, despite his age and his heavyset build. His face was all hard line, and he did not smile when he looked to Ezra, though with time the Asha would learn he was well meaning, just stern.<br/><br/>“Oy, why he is wearing no clothes?” Yhet spoke, his voice thick with accent that spoke of land far from both Belmir and Tuloa.<br/><br/>“He says that they are bothersome against his skin,” Reis explained.<br/><br/>“Yes, well. Is hot in kitchen. Maybe I start next,” he chided. Reis ignored his attempt at a joke.<br/><br/>“He says that he is hungry.”<br/><br/>“Well, what I make with this?” Yhet grumbled, picking up one of the oddly colored fruits to hold in front of Ezra in askance.