He rested his head against hers, feeling sorry for his beautiful drow. "Well, I have good news for you, Little Shadow. You sit with someone that failed to save his birth and first extended family. If you think that your mother's betrayal means anything to me, or what your former kin think of you, I might have to shock you and reveal that I actually don't care much of what anyone outside my family and friends think of me. And if you really believe your name is forsaken, would, in time, you allow me to entertain you with the prospect of a new one?"<br/><br/>He took her notes from her, and set them down on the night stand beside the bed, before protectively wrapping his arms about her. She would feel his presence shifting a bit, away from the playful lover to that of a friend and protector, just like he painted himself to his followers.