"Guardian." He would repeat, when their was an opening in the conversation between him and the twins. "I am the leader of the Bloody Raven's corps.; We're primarily a domestic security force." He would explain to Roran, their being no sign of scolding him or being insulted by his dimwittedness; not in the least, just his usual cool, calm, detached, aloofness.<br/><br/>"Ahh, that... sadly, blood is very difficult to clean, and I'm quite fond of the cloak. Black dye is actually a bit of a rarity in our country." Still, no sign that he had been insulted, for, in fact, he had not been. It was a legitimate question, and while the Theiri may not think it appropriate, the Aserit were pretty open, as a people, and not big on the whole being prim and proper and... stuff.<br/><br/>He just smiles the faintest bit, perhaps a bit forced, and bows his head to her. "Of course. I'm sure we'll see each other soon enough."  He was still somewhat ambivalent about Elise; she seemed like she would possess a good deal of cunning, and that put him on edge, even though nothing of his posture, stance, or tone would indicate it.<br/><br/>...The fact he could overhear them conversing with Omar, and Elise showed a high degree of knowledge about their country and its happenings (since the whole Naomi incident was, as far as he knew, quite downplayed), solidified his interest in her. As a potential threat, that is.<br/><br/>Oh dear. Lenally's upset. He would gingerly move over towards her, his hand moving to rest on her shoulder. "You know, if you'd like, I can give you some primer's on stringing a bow in a bit." There we go; an efficient distraction!<br/><br/>And then Gerrard shows up, and does something else that's liable to provoke his younger sister. Oh dear. Yet, he spends no words on him, feeling that the best course of action would be to subtlety insist to lenally that she always have Averille, Leofwine, and Leon with her. Such company would make Gerrard's advances practically impossible.<br/><br/>On that note, he would move into the room with Lenally, and loiter about it near the door way, meaning that if anybody wanted to get in, they'd have to brush by him.  He couldn't just block up the door for her, as that would just be rude and ill-planned, but with the way he's positioned, it makes entering the room a bit more of  a hassle, and he could always plead innocence to being in the way; his natural way of conduct makes this not seemed like a planned action, though when people got to know him, that facade doesn't work quite well. His family and his guards, for instance, would easily be able to tell what he was doing.<br/><br/>"Perhaps I'll bring you one of the books I brought along, Lenally? Maybe the Weapon Primer, third edition?" A series of books, occasionally updated in Aserit, penned by a tag team of smiths and warriors that offered (mostly) unbiased reviews of weapons, and how they were best applied, whether it was in self defense or larger battles. It was mostly made to help the younger children interested in pursuing the path of the warrior pick out a weapon that they would feel good about using.