[ he holds the jewelry in place as long as she seems to need it, watching the deft movements of her hands as he does. the gold, her ease with wearing it, all of that strikes him so familiar in ways that suggest nobility.
he pulls a slight face at her question, though he stays still. helping a woman with her jewelry would typically be a servant's job, and there's no woman that's ever asked him to do so anyway. the most handling of jewelry he's ever done was a silver hairpiece he bought for guinevere some months past, a gift. ]
If you mean to say you've had better help, then by all means: don't spare my feelings.
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he pulls a slight face at her question, though he stays still. helping a woman with her jewelry would typically be a servant's job, and there's no woman that's ever asked him to do so anyway. the most handling of jewelry he's ever done was a silver hairpiece he bought for guinevere some months past, a gift. ]
If you mean to say you've had better help, then by all means: don't spare my feelings.
[ his voice is light, wry. ]