This is definitely the most attractive (and most eloquent) proposition Loghain has received in the last decade. It's also, more than likely, the only proposition he has received in the last decade.
He stays put on his seat in front of the fireplace for another few seconds, so stunned into silence and immobility that he could probably pass for a very lifelike statue of himself. Then he clears his throat and looks away from Kostos, chafes a hand over his unkempt, day-old stubble, and starts up to his feet. He's old; there's no hiding it, or his weathered skin, and self-consciousness over one's appearance is a young man's insecurity. It would be helpful, it would be extremely useful, to know where this sudden feeling of--something--stems from--
"Well," he starts, almost laughing. Almost. Then he meets Kostos' eyes in considering silence, presses his lips into a thin line, and takes a measured step in his general direction. "This would be a first, for me." Several firsts, to be frank.
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He stays put on his seat in front of the fireplace for another few seconds, so stunned into silence and immobility that he could probably pass for a very lifelike statue of himself. Then he clears his throat and looks away from Kostos, chafes a hand over his unkempt, day-old stubble, and starts up to his feet. He's old; there's no hiding it, or his weathered skin, and self-consciousness over one's appearance is a young man's insecurity. It would be helpful, it would be extremely useful, to know where this sudden feeling of--something--stems from--
"Well," he starts, almost laughing. Almost. Then he meets Kostos' eyes in considering silence, presses his lips into a thin line, and takes a measured step in his general direction. "This would be a first, for me." Several firsts, to be frank.