You should care about it. [ There's a beat, and very carefully, pointedly, he adds: ] Your Highness.
[ There is a long, long list of people that would be very, very unhappy with him if he and Briona ever behaved... well, inappropriately to their stations. Garson is a bodyguard, hired as such, and no more. But... as his gaze slides back toward her while she watches the fire, he absolutely can't deny that he has thought about it. Fleetingly, guiltily, but he's thought about it. Those thoughts are returning to him with an astonishing and embarrassing speed. ]
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[ There is a long, long list of people that would be very, very unhappy with him if he and Briona ever behaved... well, inappropriately to their stations. Garson is a bodyguard, hired as such, and no more. But... as his gaze slides back toward her while she watches the fire, he absolutely can't deny that he has thought about it. Fleetingly, guiltily, but he's thought about it. Those thoughts are returning to him with an astonishing and embarrassing speed. ]