[Helplessly he shudders, feeling Hythlodaeus' breath on his ear is enough to make him squirm, but the words spoken to him cause a conflicting rise of irritation--but with his continued arousal that merely...conflates the two. How frustrating.

Closing his eyes, he attempts to maintain control over himself, tries to will an argument into his mind, but it is far more difficult than it has the right to be.

Difficult, but not impossible.]

...Nay, I do not think he will be against it, nor that it will take more than a week for us to sleep together again. Moreover, my hesitance to such a short window is prudent and precautionary both. I cannot predict the future, nor what forestalling there may yet be.