[ he laughs under his breath. "idiot", hm? ] My... I'm sorry, were you not paying attention?

[ his sharp eyes watch her from the corner of his vision, a small, easy smile finding his lips. ]

If you'd like to release them, then I urge that you do so. [ with a slide of his hand, he straightens the reins he means to tie. ] And when they die by way of being unadapted to this environment, starved or hunting for us, ALASTAIR will surely be indebted to you.