"Precisely." He chuckled. "And you're very welcome. I'd give you a bow if I didn't consider it likely I'd tumble headfirst into the water."
He was very glad he wasn't drinking when she said that. They'd both be wearing ale. "I'd laugh without a trace of shame." He laughed a little harder than before. "But Killer is an excellent name for a Mabari," he protested. "Maxwell is nice. It sounds distinguished."
He shrugged lightly. "Truth told, any alcohol is a bit of a weakness for me. I don't drink a lot habitually so a little goes a long way." He had been teased on more than one occasion for being such a lightweight when he was a large man. He took it all in stride.
"Armor and boats. Just mark that down in the 'will never happen' list when it comes to me. I can swim just fine unencumbered. I don't want to test how much weight I can hold up before sinking like a stone."
He switched his bottle to his off hand so that he wouldn't constantly be bothering her by shifting against her while drinking. "I took a ship from Amaranthine. Three days at sea. It seemed like one of the longest trips of my life. I don't like ships. Boats are all right. You sailed out of...Gwaren, right? I seem to recall hearing that. Maker's Breath, that must have been a ...what? Two week journey?"
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He was very glad he wasn't drinking when she said that. They'd both be wearing ale. "I'd laugh without a trace of shame." He laughed a little harder than before. "But Killer is an excellent name for a Mabari," he protested. "Maxwell is nice. It sounds distinguished."
He shrugged lightly. "Truth told, any alcohol is a bit of a weakness for me. I don't drink a lot habitually so a little goes a long way." He had been teased on more than one occasion for being such a lightweight when he was a large man. He took it all in stride.
"Armor and boats. Just mark that down in the 'will never happen' list when it comes to me. I can swim just fine unencumbered. I don't want to test how much weight I can hold up before sinking like a stone."
He switched his bottle to his off hand so that he wouldn't constantly be bothering her by shifting against her while drinking. "I took a ship from Amaranthine. Three days at sea. It seemed like one of the longest trips of my life. I don't like ships. Boats are all right. You sailed out of...Gwaren, right? I seem to recall hearing that. Maker's Breath, that must have been a ...what? Two week journey?"