It was only Laurent's clarification that made Damen consider the notion of Laurent being courted here by others. Or whatever might stand as courting in this culture. Laurent was strikingly beautiful, a fact that had never escaped Damen nor many others. Cold as he could be, there could be men willing to take on the challenge, men Laurent could warm to just as he'd seemingly warmed to Damen.
It was a notion that made Damen decidedly uncomfortable.
'No,' he said with a quiet, somewhat forced laugh as Laurent relaxed slightly. He took another sip of his wine. 'I've always preferred action to reading, learning on my feet rather than from words. Much to my father's dismay at times. But you like languages, do you not?' he continued, softer now. Considering. 'I could find you books in dozens of different ones, find you books on how to learn a few even.'
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Date: 2016-09-07 08:19 pm (UTC)It was a notion that made Damen decidedly uncomfortable.
'No,' he said with a quiet, somewhat forced laugh as Laurent relaxed slightly. He took another sip of his wine. 'I've always preferred action to reading, learning on my feet rather than from words. Much to my father's dismay at times. But you like languages, do you not?' he continued, softer now. Considering. 'I could find you books in dozens of different ones, find you books on how to learn a few even.'