"That's true," he says quite seriously, and he appears to frown a moment in thought. "Of course, if it's upsetting you then perhaps I should stop. I would not want to be the cause of any problems for you, you must know that. Perhaps we should sit further apart, too, just in case."

He moves to push at Faolan gently again, as if aiming to dislodge him so they can sit opposite sides of the futon.