You Remind Me

He hummed almost silently to himself as she had said what she thought she could handle, and what she could have handled for the alcohol were probably two different things. He found it a little amusing maybe because he considered about how he usually drank so much he blacked out. At that point there wasn't any counting but he knew how to keep track of how much it took before he actually felt anything. His higher tolerance would meet that one bottle at a happy level, maybe a little too happy. And the half of the other would make him a little more lopsided. There wasn't enough alcohol he was offering himself here to make him black out and forget everything come morning.

He gave her a smile as she had relayed that it couldn't get much better than what he gave her. It was boosting his ego, much more than he let out. In a sense she was making him feel desired if only for his company. She hadn't turned him away yet. He was getting close to pushing buttons. But he held back harder.

He only glanced at her for a second as she took a bite of the dinner he provided, he wasn't going to stare her down the whole time she ate, that was weird. But he turned up yet another grin as she complimented the meal, "It's bison meat, though you can thank The Hallows for the spice mixture. And the wine." He reached over after he had taken a couple bites himself to pop open the bottles but didn't pressure her into drinking. He'd take a nice swig himself though. "I'm glad you like it." He'd finish his meal with a few tastes of wine from the bottle before focusing solely on the alcohol and the fire. Though... he did feel kind of at a loss of words at the moment. He was more content to just enjoy her company beside him. He didn't feel awkward or anything in the quiet sound of the falls from outside. Though he did wonder how much wine she would tolerate and what she was feeling now. He stood to get just a little more wood for the fire depending on how late they would stay up, and when he returned he purposely moved in a little closer though acted as if that wasn't intention at all.

"Balthier"