Duo was glad she'd just held on without arguing. It would have been bad if she got hurt because she refused to listen to what he said. He'd be spending more than a day or two in the king's jail cells. He had felt each time she'd tightened her grip or when she gripped his shoulders. Heard the light laugh she'd made due to his damn wolf ears. His hearing much like a canines due to the type of ears he had. He hadn't commented on it. He looked at her and then to the old man. "Thats Leonardo Davani. He is a great old man who I ran into when I was just a little boy. I'd run away to escape my father and he found me. He was younger then. He brought me back to his resturuant and told me stories. He taught me Italian. He fed me and treated me like I wasn't normal. Told me my ears were my ears for a reason. That the reason would come to light one day but that everything happened for a reason. That one day someone would come along that was like him and would see just a guy and not a mutt." He said softly. Looking back at her. "It is hard to believe that after all the fails i have had in that regard." he shook his head. Smiling a bit. "The shrimp scampi here is divine. The garlic breadsticks are beyond delicious. They are complimentary just for coming here. There they are..." He said as the garlic breadsticks were set down. (see image at end) He looked at her. "Would you like to pick the appetizer? Get whatever you want its all on me. Even dessert." He said with a smile.<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://eatthis.menshealth.com/files/OliveGardenBreadsticks.jpg">[ img ]</a>