Her obvious care decides him, and Roland starts carefully down. If he hasn't got the energy to go up again afterward, he'll deal with it then. "I'm not your lord. And unless you're from my world - which'd surprise me a bit, given those ears - you're no bondswoman of mine."
He focuses on making his way down for a couple seconds before glancing briefly back at her. "Didn't interrupt you at anything, I hope. I try not to make a habit of throwing my clothes around."
Eddie - whose voice, of course, Roland has recently heard - would have made that comment into a joke, most likely. He'd've added some compliment to her beauty, grinned and taken it no further than that, because he'd always been too deeply in love with Susannah to-
Roland's climbing stops. He takes a breath, squeezes the branches under his grip and is glad for the rough bark of them, for the strong smell of the sap. All the better to focus on, bring his mind back to the alert, careful place in which it ought to be. It works and he breathes out, relieved, shoulders sagged and head hanging a little.
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He focuses on making his way down for a couple seconds before glancing briefly back at her. "Didn't interrupt you at anything, I hope. I try not to make a habit of throwing my clothes around."
Eddie - whose voice, of course, Roland has recently heard - would have made that comment into a joke, most likely. He'd've added some compliment to her beauty, grinned and taken it no further than that, because he'd always been too deeply in love with Susannah to-
Roland's climbing stops. He takes a breath, squeezes the branches under his grip and is glad for the rough bark of them, for the strong smell of the sap. All the better to focus on, bring his mind back to the alert, careful place in which it ought to be. It works and he breathes out, relieved, shoulders sagged and head hanging a little.