"Certainly. But it's hardly right to focus on your raison d'être if she's not even here for you to protect." He murmured, his hands shoving in his pockets. He watched the man grow colder and calmer. As he had figured, but it was worth an attempt. "Are your vows to abstain? From sex, in particular." He knew nothing about this other culture and didn't want to give the impression that he did, his eyes tracing over the others around them.

"Of course you've vowed to protect her, bit hard to do that if she's not here." His voice was slightly edging on frustration, raising in volume towards the end, his fingertip prodding into Joscelin's chest as he made his point. He relaxed slightly, that unhinged look gone before he could allow it to control him, replaced with an easier smile. "And you've got an awful lot of options darling."