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Shadowheart/Banter
Template:CompanionTab A collection of Shadowheart's remarks and overhead conversations with other characters.
Remarks
Selected
- What's next, I wonder?
- My faith will guide me.
- Wits and blades, always sharp.
- I am ready.
- I wonder what the next move is.
- There is work to do.
- Whatever comes, I'm ready.
- Can't afford to stay idle.
- What's next?
- There's no time to waste.
- I'm ready. Whatever it takes.
- What am I to do?
- My faith protects me.
- Let's get on with it.
- Hmm.
- A long way to go still.
- No time to dally.
Selected (in combat)
- Can't give up. Not now.
- My faith will protect me.
- What should I do?
- Darkness protect me.
- Need to stay focused.
- What's the plan?
- I'm ready.
- Can't afford to let up.
- Got to keep fighting.
- Talk to me.
- Got to focus.
- Can't give up.
- Need to act fast.
- Let's finish this.
- Dark Lady, help me strike true.
- Got to concentrate.
- Ready.
- Let's end this.
Selected (sneaking)
- Ready, unseen.
- Secrecy above all.
- Cloak and dagger, my favourite.
- I am ready.
- Can't afford to stay idle.
- I can't afford to fail.
- I have to survive this.
- Can't afford any mistakes.
- There is work to do.
- Whatever comes, I'm ready.
- My faith protects me.
- Darkness guide me.
- What comes now?
- I need to concentrate.
- The mission has to come first.
- What's next, I wonder?
- Need to keep focused.
Selection spam
- I wonder how I'll feel when I remember everything.
- Strange. I've had more freedom this past while than my whole life...
- Have to keep focused. Can't afford to get attached - to anyone.
- If I succeed, maybe I'll be allowed a pet... ugh, stop being silly.
Moving
- I must keep going.
- Onward, in Her name.
- Onward, in Shar's name.
- On I go.
- Onward.
- No time to waste.
- This way.
- Got to press on.
- Let's try this way.
- Need to keep going.
- Onward, then.
- Got to keep moving.
- No time for dallying.
- Onward, ever onward.
- I'll take this way.
- Have to keep pushing.
- I'll go this way.
Moving (in combat)
- Onward.
- On the move.
- Got to press on.
- On I go.
- Moving.
- Heading there.
- Have to keep going.
- On my way.
- Got to move.
Moving (sneaking)
- Darkness cloak me.
- Quiet as a shadow.
- Onward.
- Need to press onward.
- I see a way.
- Off I go.
- Hmm.
- Need to tread softly.
- Best step softly.
- No time to dally.
- Better tread carefully.
Hiding
- None shall see me.
- Perfectly hidden.
- Shar conceals me.
- Unnoticed. Good.
- Unseen. Perfect.
- Darkness cloak me.
- Calm and quiet, that's the way.
- Unseen, as I was taught.
- Keep low and quiet.
- Quiet as a mouse.
- Have to keep low.
- Mustn't let anyone see.
Hiding (in combat)
- Better hide.
- Need to stay hidden.
- Better avoid unfriendly eyes.
- Hidden - for now.
- Better to hide than fight, sometimes.
- Can't attack what can't be seen.
- Unnoticed - good.
- Not the bravest strategy, I'll admit.
- Need to keep out of sight.
- Come find me, if you dare...
- No need to fight fair.
- Mustn't be seen.
At low health
- A little help, please?
- I'm not going to last much longer...
- Fading fast. I need healing.
Attacked by party member
- Stop that!
- Watch it, oaf!
Can't fit in a small hole
- I don't think I'll fit through there...
Can't fit in a tiny hole
- No chance I'll fit through that.
Can't use an item
- Can't use this right now.
- Maybe not the right time.
- I'll have to try this later.
- No use. Not right now, at least.
Can't use an item while in combat
- Not the right moment.
- Not exactly an opportune moment.
- Can't use this right now.
- Better finish the fight first.
Finding a locked item
- Locked. Better take a look around.
- Won't open. Perhaps there's something nearby that can help.
- No use. There must be a way to get this open nearby...
- Locked tight. Better look for the means to get this open.
Attempting to pick a lock
- Let's see what my touch can do.
- A lock? How tempting.
- I love the sound of lockpicking.
Looking at a globe
- So many places. It'd take more than a lifetime to visit them all.
Looking at an astrolabe
- So many worlds out there. You'd need a thousand lifetimes to see them all - more.
Looking into a mirror
- Better stop gazing at myself before someone accuses me of vanity...
- Not bad, all things considered.
- I've looked worse. But I've definitely looked better.
Looking into a telescope
- Useful for spying threats from afar, I suppose.
Succeeded Perception roll (trap)
- A trap.
- Best avoid that trap.
- Looks like a trap there.
Succeeded Investigation roll
- Hmm. What do we have here?
- I wonder how long this went overlooked?
- Something's here. Almost missed it.
- What's this?
- Hidden away - but not hidden well enough.
Succeeded Investigation roll (trap)
- Looks like a trap. Best tread carefully.
- A trap. Better give it a wide berth.
- A trap. Better watch my step.
Identified a mimic
- A shapeshifter, lying in wait. It won't get the drop on me.
Surprised by mimic
- Bloody mimics. More fool me for taking things at face value.
- Hells, you can't trust anything, can you?
After a Short Rest
- I can keep going a little longer, now.
- That helped.
- A welcome rest.
- Just a brief respite.
Upon reading Selûnite Prayer Book
- Moonlight, guidance, tides... how fascinating. Consider me converted, Selûne
Location Remarks
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- (First time seeing a wolf) Oh, no. I hate wolves.
Act One
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Wilderness
- (Finding Lae'Zel caged by Tieflings) "A githyanki. She ought to be killed, here and now."
- (Finding the dead goblins by the nautiloid) "Dead goblins over there. Worth checking for supplies maybe."
Bashing on the Chapel Door on the Ravaged Beach
- "They can't hold forever. Come on!"
- "Blessed Mother, smite the obstacles in my path."
- "Bloody doors!"
- "Why?! Why won't you just open?!"
Chapel
- (The skeletons reanimate) "Let them come. The darkness can be to our advantage."
- (After skeletons have been defeated) "Fools. Rising from the dead just to protect some dusty old baubles."
Grove
- (Offered Wyvern Poison by Nettie) Wyvern poison. Never tried it, and I hope to keep it that way.
- (reply)
- Better than ceremorphosis, at least. Hold onto it.
Harpy Nest
- Is that... singing? It's beautiful.
Blighted Village
- (Upon finding the abandoned hopscotch game) Looks familiar... did I play this once? Long ago...?
- (On picking up the Selunite Necklace) Moon witch rubbish. How much time did some dimwitted artisan waste on that?
The Risen Road
- (The skeleton couple under the broken bridge leading to the road) "It's been a while since these two breathed their last."
Goblin Camp
- (Approaching the Waypoint) Selune's markings... she was worshipped here, once. Her patronage couldn't spare this place from goblins, clearly. Heh.
- (Approaching the statues near the Waypoint) A disgusting waste of stonecraft.
Act Two
Shadow-Cursed Lands
- (After encountering a pixie) "We do get to see some interesting things. Almost makes the mortal peril worth it. Almost."
Thisobald Thorm
- (Upon starting combat) Damn thing's sozzled. Might make for an unpredictable fight.
- (When Burning Reflex is activated) Heated brew? [Needs Verification]
- (When Acid Reflux is activated) Watch it - the acid's altered his brew.
- (When Electric Reflux[Needs Verification] is activated) Damn - the brew's acquired a spark!
- (Victory)He's done for. I'll drink to that.
Gauntlet of Shar
- (Approaching the entrance to the Grand Mausoleum) Sigils... attempts to restrain Lady Shar's power, perhaps. Failed attempts.
- (Approaching one of the bone piles) All these bones. Seems there's been a gracerobber at work here, and an artful one at that.
- (Approaching Ketheric Thorm's sarcophagus) There's more to this place, I can feel it, something is near...
- (Approaching the broken Mirror of Loss) This mirror... it's so familiar. I've stood before one like it before. Felt its magic. What did it do...?
Act Three
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Party Banter
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Shadowheart and Astarion
- Shadowheart: You know what I really miss about Baldur's Gate? The food. Freshest fish I've ever had.
- Astarion: I don't care for fish. Red meat - now that's a different matter. Rare as can be... dripping.
- Shadowheart: Well unless we find a cure you won't have any teeth to chew it with soon enough.
- Shadowheart: Do you have someone waiting for you in Baldur's Gate, Astarion? A sweetheart perhaps?
- Astarion: Not one in particular. The city is a veritable feast of sweethearts.
- Shadowheart: You must be eager to get back then. Slimmer pickings out in this wilderness.
- Shadowheart: So, Astarion. Which of us would you rather feed on? If you had free rein?
- Astarion: Ah! Wyll. No question. He's strong, fast, and righteous. I'm salivating already.
- Shadowheart: Hmm... Interesting.
- Astarion: You sound disappointing. I'll bite you if you ask.
- Shadowheart: I'm sure you would. Don't sound so eager.
- Shadowheart: So. A vampire spawn and a monster hunter in the same group. We're not going to have trouble, are we?
- Astarion: Excuse me? Since this tadpole, I'm barely a monster at all.
- Astarion: I just want to survive, same as you.
- Wyll: I don't see a problem, as long as mister fang there keeps his appetite in check.
(In the Underdark)
- Shadowheart: Such depths to the shadows... I don't care what others says about the Underdark - it's beautiful down here.
- Astarion: I'm used to a crypt's gloom. This is something else.
(In the temple of Shar)
- Astarion: I do like it down here. It's nice. Homey.
- (If Shadowheart's allegiance has been revealed)
- Shadowheart: This is a dedication to my goddess' power and dark beauty. Homey is not the first word that comes to mind.
- (If Shadowheart's allegiance hasn't been revealed)
- Shadowheart: This temple is positively dripping with power and dark beauty - is homey truly the first word that springs to mind.
(In Reithwin Tollhouse)
- Shadowheart: I have to ask, Astarion. Do people taste different from one another, when you feed?
- Astarion: It all depends. A clean neck certainly helps.
- Shadowheart: Come on, you know I'm talking about their blood.
- Astarion: Of course, there are different vintages. Young noble is wonderful if you can get it, but crone has its charms too.
(In the House of Healing)
- Astarion: It's a long time since I was in a house of healing. Gods, it's depressing.
- Shadowheart: I suppose you don't have much use for hospitals... unless you're seeking to steal their blood stock.
- Astarion: True, although I don't heal as fast as I used to. The one downside to the tadpole, I suppose.
- Shadowheart: The one downside? I think you might have stopped the count too soon...
(At Cazador's Palace)
- Shadowheart: So, Astarion. Vampire dens - what should I expect?
- Astarion: Vampires would be a safe bet.
- Shadowheart: Hilarious. You belong on stage - perhaps the bloodstained sort, with a hooded man standing by, axe in hand.
- Astarion: So long as there's a cheering crowd. As for vampire dens, I'd brace your nose. They can be very... organic.
Shadowheart and Gale
- Shadowheart: They were tenacious. I wonder what they wanted here - other than bloodshed.
- Gale: A taste of goblins to come, I fear. There must be a horde nearby.
- Shadowheart: You seem to know a good deal about our condition, Gale.
- Gale: Everything, really - not to put too fine a point in it.
- Shadowheart: A humble specimen, aren't you?
- Gale: On occasion.
- Shadowheart: Still no symptoms?
- Gale: No signs of tentacles so far.
- Shadowheart: The same... except for a knot of worry in my stomach that's in no rush to go away.
- Gale: That I can relate to.
- Shadowheart: What did you mean before, Gale? 'A woman with shadows for eyes', you said.
- Gale: Merely that if the eyes are the mirror to the soul, yours have dark curtains across the mirror. No offense taken, I hope?
- Shadowheart: Not necessarily. I haven't made my mind up about you yet.
(Referring to Gale's mention of Shadowheart during his recruitment scene.)
- Shadowheart: You seemed quite forward with your compliments earlier. We'd only just met.
- Gale: Seize the day, I say. More now than ever.
- Shadowheart: Careful you don't pull a muscle in your haste.
(at Sorcerous Sundries)
- Gale: My, my. Well I'll say this for the Bonecloaks - they know their mushrooms.
- Shadowheart: Perhaps they should expand their horizons - too much time obsessing over fungi seems to leave a bit... well, like them.
- Gale: A by-product of their profession. Few can spend a lifetime inhaling fungal spores without turning out a bit muddled between the ears.
(At the Blushing Mermaid)
- Shadowheart: Not too downmarket of an establishment for you I hope, Gale?
- Gale: Not at all. Why, some of the finest artists and musicians began their careers amidst stale beer and sticky floors.
- Gale: There is poetry to be found in even the dingiest of holes.
- Shadowheart: Remind me to not attend any poetry recitals with you.
Shadowheart and Karlach
(In Blighted Village)
- Shadowheart: The whole village is falling to pieces. These goblins aren't exactly house-proud, as occupiers go...
- Karlach: Wouldn't blame the gobs. Place looks like it's been abandoned a good while. But hey, maybe we can scare up a few dusty bottles of wine somewheres.
- Shadowheart: I like your way of thinking. Split any takings we find?
- Karlach: Sister, you've got a deal.
(In Grymforge)
- Shadowheart: This place is hard to bear. I hope we're able to continue on our way before too long.
- Karlach: I know what you mean. Everyone is so... unhappy.
- Shadowheart: Oh. Well I meant more the molten rock and plunging chasm, but yes, the folk leave something to be desired as well.
- Karlach: Present company excluded, of course?
- Shadowheart: Oh hush, you. Stop fishing for compliments.
- Karlach: Since you're the only one in good form out here, I'll trust you to lead the way, Shadowheart.
- (If Shadowheart remains devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: It's a deal, so long as you watch my back.
- (Otherwise)
- Shadowheart: Actually... I've been stripped of that particular advantage. But I will forge ahead, nonetheless.
- Karlach: Atta girl.
(In the Mason's Guild)
- Shadowheart: I love a nice secret hideaway, don't you?
- Karlach: I mean... I guess.
- Shadowheart: You can just fill it with supplies, seal up the hidden entrance, and tuck yourself away from the world...
- Karlach: Whatever you say, squirrelheart.
(Outside of the Elfsong Tavern)
- Karlach: I wouldn't mind doing a little shopping in the city.
- (If Shadowheart remains devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Lady Shar teaches us to abhor superficialities like fashion... though the city does have some fine boutiques. After a new look?
- (otherwise)
- Shadowheart: Same. I think I may have overdone it with the black and purple for, oh, my entire life? Your look serves you well though.
- Karlach: I'm ten years behind; don't want the youths to think I'm not, you know, up with the times.
(In Bloomridge Park)
- Karlach: Huh. There's something going on here. I don't like it.
- Karlach: Careful. I smell an ambush.
- Shadowheart: Are you sure it's not the flowers you're smelling? You may be allergic.
- Shadowheart: But better safe than sorry, I suppose.
Shadowheart and Lae'zel
- Shadowheart: So, gith. Aren't you worried your kind will punish you for consorting with us?
- Lae'zel: My name is Lae'zel, k'chakhi.
- Lae'zel: And my kin will understand my need for servants. They will help you, but only if I ask.
- Shadowheart: Do you think your kin search for you, Lae'zel?
- Lae'zel: I know they do not. It is my responsibility to cleanse myself.
- Shadowheart: They pursued the nautiloid. Perhaps they were trying to free you.
- Lae'zel: A vain notion. I am one of many and will not be a burden to my Queen.
- Shadowheart: I'll be keeping an eye on you, understand?
- Lae'zel: If I choose to kill you, you will not even see it.
- Shadowheart: Lae'zel, how would you punish someone who wronged you?
- Lae'zel: Wrong me how?
- Shadowheart: Oh, say, murder. Or Theft.
- Lae'zel: Killing is good - it culls the weak. But theft would be paid for painfully, a thousand times over.
- Shadowheart: Hmm. Good to know.
- Shadowheart: What if this créche doesn't work out, Lae'zel? What if your kin fail you?
- Lae'zel: If I can reach the créche, my kin will provide - any failure will be mine alone.
- Shadowheart: If you say so. Just don't expect me to put all my eggs in the same basket.
- Gale: that expression must sound curious to a githyanki ear, given the way they're birthed.
(Entering Selûnite Outpost, or leaving the Storeroom)
- Shadowheart: Careful Lae'zel, it's dark around here. Would be a terrible shame to lose you forever.
- Lae'zel: Yes, do keep your wits, Shadowheart. Should a dagger suddenly slice your neck, we may never know who's to blame.
Shadowheart and Wyll
- Shadowheart: I saw you training those children. You were so gentle! That's... not how I was taught.
- Wyll: Cruel words strengthen neither heads nor hearts, Shadowheart.
- Shadowheart: I wouldn't quite say that - I learned the lesson, after all.
- Wyll: And came to resent your tutor, I bet. I taught them to fight - not to hate.
- Shadowheart: Have you wondered what people will say, Wyll? When they find out the monster hunter is becoming a monster.
- Wyll: I've faced countless perils and conquered them all. This will be no different.
- Shadowheart: I've always had a soft spot for the confident ones...
- Shadowheart: They always disappoint though.
- Shadowheart: So Wyll, what was the Blade of Frontier's toughest kill?
- Wyll: Ah - it was a great scrap. A hungry minotaur with hankering for human flesh.
- Wyll: An axe-bearing mountain of fur, she was. Gave me a nasty scar.
- Shadowheart: Hm, you'll have to show it to me sometime.
- Shadowheart: So. Wyll with a 'y' - why?
- Wyll: 'Y', that's right.
- Shadowheart: But why?
- Wyll: Why 'y'? A great-uncle's name, my father said. But I just figured he couldn't spell.
(After visiting the Temple of Shar)
- Wyll: What's your gripe with Selûne anyway, Shadowheart?
- Shadowheart: She betrayed her sister and ruined the balance of things.
- Shadowheart: Imagine turning on those who love you for you own glory...
(In the Mason's Guild)
- Shadowheart: All this stonework has me thinking - would you ever want a statue of yourself, Wyll?
- Wyll: It seems a rather... vain notion to me. But I can't say I haven't thought about it. How about you?
- Shadowheart: I suppose it might be nice to be remembered - though I'd be less keen on having birds perching on my head for evermore.
- Wyll: Think of the... er... mess they'd make. Well - better your statue's head than your own.
(At the Basilisk Gate)
- Shadowheart: A gallows? Nooses are for amateurs - that's what I was taught in the Grotto. Do you know how badly those things can go wrong?
- Wyll: I'd rather not think of it, Shadowheart...
- Shadowheart: You could strangle them by accident, use too much rope and break their legs... and if it goes really badly, you could wrench their heads right off.
- Wyll: What a picture you paint. Quite detailed, quite colourful. Quite unnecessary.
- Shadowheart: Fiend worship... I'm not trying to pick a fight, Wyll. But it really seems like a blatantly ill-advised idea.
- Wyll: It's the furthest thing from my mind. Besides, Shadowheart - not all fiends are cut from the same scorched cloth.
- Shadowheart: How do they differ, then? The number of horns? The exact timbre of their evil laugh?
- Wyll: Could be most anything. Their willingness to torment their travel partners with wisecracks, for example.
(In Bloomridge Park)
- Wyll: Spent a lot of time in this park as a boy battling imaginary monsters.
- Shadowheart: So before you were Blade of the Frontiers, you were Pointy Stick of the Park? How did the imaginary monsters compare with the real thing?
- Wyll: The monsters of my play-fights were strong, vicious. Trolls with hulking muscles, werewolves with sharpened fangs.
- Wyll: But the greatest villains I've faced as the Blade? They look more like you and me than they do the beasts of my fantasies.
Shadowheart and Minthara
(in Reithwin Town)
- Shadowheart: This place was ruined rather thoroughly. I'm starting to forget what a habitable village looks like.
- Minthara: Your Sharran kin are responsible for this ruin. They purged these lands even before the shadow curse, and pillaged all they could find.
- (If Shadowheart is still devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: No... this must have been due to the battle. Lady Shar's warriors would have little interest in looting...
- Minthara: Come, Shadowheart. Do you think prayers alone can keep an army on the march?
- Shadowheart: Even those devoted to loss fill their pockets and bellies when the chance arises.
- (If Shadowheart is no longer devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Not my kin - not any longer. Their past deeds are not my responsibility.
(at Sorcerous Sundries)
- Minthara: I must admit, some of the items here are quite marvellous.
- Shadowheart: Baldur's Gate prices, though. Not worth it, if you ask me.
- Minthara: I shall be careful not to ask you then, child.
Shadowheart and Halsin
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Shadowheart and Jaheira
(If Shadowheart is still devoted to Shar)
- Jaheira: Tell me, Shadowheart - how does Shar's favour feel? Does it fill you up, bring you joy?
- Shadowheart: A nice vintage or a comfortable bed bring me joy. This is much more than that. This brings me purpose.
- Jaheira: So humbly spoken. Perhaps you are a different breed than the last Mother Superior.
- Shadowheart: Time shall tell. At the very least, I can learn from her mistakes.
(If Shadowheart is no longer devoted to Shar)
- Jaheira: Shadowheart. You should know - Viconia was not half so heartless as she liked to appear.
- Shadowheart: I knew her well enough. You might have travelled with her for a time, but she trained me. What's your point?
- Jaheira: Only that I find it hard to believe that she could have raised you, and felt nothing for you.
- Shadowheart: Perhaps she took some pride in her work, forming me to Shar's liking. She certainly relished wielding the rod..
- Shadowheart: ... but who knows. Perhaps someone else made her that way, as she tried to do to me.
(At Wyrm's Crossing)
- Jaheira: Wyrm's Crossing. This place has been a haven, when Harpers were less than welcome in the city proper.
- (If Shadowheart is still devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: It is always wise to have another redoubt, another escape route. Though I assumed your lot's antics would have secured you the love of the masses.
- (If Shadowheart is no longer devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Seems hard to imagine your efforts haven't always been appreciated.
- Jaheira: Oh, a Harper does not go in for public acclaim. We work in shadow and secrecy, tragically unacknowledged by the ungrateful herd.
- (If Shadowheart is still devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Lady Shar's children toil similarly... but we know there is no need to seek the favour of others. Our lady's love is all we need.
- (If Shadowheart is no longer devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Hmph, sounds familiar.
(At the Morphic Pool)
- Jaheira: And now another 'final' battle. This small band has gone further than any army could have in its place.
- Shadowheart: You didn't seek to gather the Harpers for one last charge? Fodder for heroic ballads yet to be written, perhaps.
- Jaheira: Not at all - Harpers fight dirty. A well-timed strike, with the knowledge of just where to place it, and suddenly superior numbers count for nothing.
- (If Shadowheart is still devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: You must have been following the example of Lady Shar's children then - they do say imitation is a form of flattery.
- (If Shadowheart is no longer devoted to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Sounds much like the Sharrans - hopefully that's where the similarities end.
Shadowheart and Minsc
- Shadowheart: Hey Minsc, what was it like, being a statue?
- Minsc: Dark. Lonely. Helpless.
- Shadowheart: The dark is Shar's domain. You wouldn't have been lonely if you embraced her.
- Minsc: Evil! Never!
- Shadowheart: Hey Minsc, How do you judge what's evil?
- Minsc: Enough trick questions! Evil is clearly evil.
- Shadowheart: Am I evil? You called my goddess so.
- Minsc: If I decide you are evil, my blade will inform you of the fact.
- Minsc: Shadowheart. I saw you pluck Boo from the ground, when you thought no one was watching.
- Minsc: It pleases you, to hold him? And you have truly cleansed yourself of Shar?
- Shadowheart: I suppose you're right. On both counts.
- Minsc: HMMMMMMMM. Then for one day only, you may carry him in your pocket. So long as it is clean. Padded. Well-aired.
- Minsc: And full of nuts!
- Minsc: Boo will not permit himself to be held by you any longer, Shadowheart.
- Minsc: He fears you will sacrifice him in some Sharran ritual of dark oils and leather.
- Shadowheart: Oh, he's far too precious for that. I'll go find a comely barmaid or guardsman instead.