He gave his balor a hug, though he didn't speak until they were outside the town, where he paused. "If I wasn't stronger than you, I wouldn't have released you. I tease because that is how I show I care. Though if you would rather, I could stop. Though it would be stop completely, everything. The teases, the sex, all of it. Superior and subordinate, nothing more. I suspect you would hate it, but it is an option."<br/><br/>His emotions were gone, almost as if White was in control for a moment, but he headed into the village, altering his appearance to that of a burly human with a shield and battleaxe on his back, no longer wanting to talk to anyone. He just wanted to get this over with, go back to the domain, and go to sleep for a week. He wasn't sure why, but he felt exhausted. He tapped one of the devote, and offered the elf the scroll and book for the temple, telling the same story as he had at Brindol, before excusing himself as if the religious location was making him uncomfortable.<br/><br/>Once he had recollected Kamariel, he led the way out of town, and jumped them to his domain, before warping himself into his lab, and checked up on his projects. His movements were slow, more as if he was moving out of habit than any real interest, and he quickly retired to the small room in the back of the lab for when he wanted to be alone.