Stone Circle Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

He's not sure he agrees with her. It had never been about deserving, and what he had wanted...

Louis shuts his eyes. Opens them again, tongue lolling out in a pant.

But the rules are different for Tauris, so he won't argue.

"I'd rather have your honesty than anything else." He answers, which is true, even if he's not sure he ever actually got that from her.

There's a moment where he thinks the bitterness might overwhelm him, and a creature he doesn't recognize inside himself growls and snaps in his chest. 

But he doesn't want to be that kind of wolf. And he loves Tauris, even if she's hurt him. He thinks that love matters most of all. It's stronger than the worse feelings, even if it's quieter.

So he ducks into a play-bow instead, and hopes the tear brimming in his eye goes unnoticed. "Chase me to the border?"

She won't refuse him that, at least. He hopes.