Edmund froze too. This was not what he'd expected to hear. It was not entirely unfounded, but still. Not the sort of counsel he wanted or anticipated when he asked Al's opinion. He supposed he had only himself to blame for inviting such critique in the first place.
Still. He felt badly used for his generosity in allowing Al the place of trusted friend and counselor. "You sound like Peter," he growled, brows furrowing into deep ruts of discontent. "You can't bear to see anybody else having a good time, so you have to try to squash it with talks of 'propriety' and royal behavior." It was distressing, Al taking this prudish tack the way his brother might have. Edmund didn't like it one bit. Maybe that was Peter's purpose in sending Al with him in the first place.
His voice dropped to a low rumble. "I believe it is the prince's business whom he treats for and whom he fraternizes with. My sisters are not shortchanged for suitors. I'm not stealing one of their betrothed. Why are you so concerned?" He regarded Al with a steely dark gaze, wishing he could change form and really complete the effect with a piercing Panther stare.
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Date: 2016-09-10 04:29 pm (UTC)Still. He felt badly used for his generosity in allowing Al the place of trusted friend and counselor. "You sound like Peter," he growled, brows furrowing into deep ruts of discontent. "You can't bear to see anybody else having a good time, so you have to try to squash it with talks of 'propriety' and royal behavior." It was distressing, Al taking this prudish tack the way his brother might have. Edmund didn't like it one bit. Maybe that was Peter's purpose in sending Al with him in the first place.
His voice dropped to a low rumble. "I believe it is the prince's business whom he treats for and whom he fraternizes with. My sisters are not shortchanged for suitors. I'm not stealing one of their betrothed. Why are you so concerned?" He regarded Al with a steely dark gaze, wishing he could change form and really complete the effect with a piercing Panther stare.