[ viren suffers internal conflict at the faun's defense, and he dislikes that conflict. he trusts in myr, but he also doubts; he certainly thinks he can dig into a few more of these comments—particularly, that of he could have killed me in that nightmare, and didn't—but the fresh wave of upset from his bonded grounds him towards something more merciful. and still, myr has done enough to satiate viren for the moment, with something as simple (and likely to others, trivial) as expressing his gratitude, that of even being blessed, for his bonded. if myr is attuned to it, it manages to temper any simmering irritation a good deal. ]

[ viren only pauses due to one more instance — as l's promise is striking enough that it warrants reflection (because the other man's thinking isn't necessarily incorrect: that particular risk tends to be a compelling in enlisting viren's help). ]

[ eventually, there's an audible exhale from the dragon. ]

I'm glad we're of an understanding.

[ he remarks, solely on account of his own perspective. ]

Then, because I don't think I need to repeat myself — [ in vocalizing where his priorities lie, particularly; some people do need to be reminded multiple times, after all ] — I'll leave you two. I have some work that needs attending to.