you know that i'd make her say [iryn]

Iroh was sober enough to not argue the point, and drew away from the girl, who proceeded to... introduce him to his packmate. He tilted his head to Iroh neutrally anyway, not wanting to embarrass her by pointing that out. "Iroh," he greeted, keeping his voice clear of the irony. When she teetered over to him and stage-whispered in his ear, though, he closed his eyes for a brief second in a completely internalized prayer for patience. He really, truly had not wanted to hear that. "Of course not, Miss Valentine, I'm sure Iroh had only your welfare in mind," he said in a slightly strangled sounding tone, then cleared his throat and tried again. "But many hear would not be so kind. And certainly you would want to wait until you were not... When you were... that is to say..." He closed his eyes again and gritted his teeth. "When you aren't in heat, Miss Valentine. You wouldn't want to risk having pups with a stranger, surely?" The last was as much for Iroh as for the girl, who was likely too far into her cups to be reasoned with, but Iroh at least should be more careful about where the Abraxas seed might sprout.