Gladly. I've been practicing on my own, you know. [There's almost an eager note in Fenris' voice as he says this, as though he's looking for Hawke's approval - not something he normally feels the need to strive for, though of course he appreciates her respect and approval when he does happen to get it. He almost flinches at the tone, because there's something in it that reminds him of Orana - that anxious-to-please attitude of someone whose first thought is the pleasure of someone else.
Of course, his reasons for wanting to please Hawke are extremely different from Orana's wanting to please whoever she happened to be serving. It's merely an...unfortunate association. But not so unfortunate, he privately notes, that he doesn't still hope Hawke approves of his efforts.
He also doesn't mention that he's been practicing reading this book from where they'd last left off, either; he doesn't mind rereading parts he already knows, not if he's reading them with Hawke. They have plenty of book left to go, but he wants to draw it out as long as possible, all the same.]
Please, sit. [He gestures to the sofa, even as he flips the book open and begins rifling - carefully, thanks to his sharp gauntlets - through the pages, looking for where they'd stopped last.]
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Of course, his reasons for wanting to please Hawke are extremely different from Orana's wanting to please whoever she happened to be serving. It's merely an...unfortunate association. But not so unfortunate, he privately notes, that he doesn't still hope Hawke approves of his efforts.
He also doesn't mention that he's been practicing reading this book from where they'd last left off, either; he doesn't mind rereading parts he already knows, not if he's reading them with Hawke. They have plenty of book left to go, but he wants to draw it out as long as possible, all the same.]
Please, sit. [He gestures to the sofa, even as he flips the book open and begins rifling - carefully, thanks to his sharp gauntlets - through the pages, looking for where they'd stopped last.]