"Once he knows....I can't put the feelings back in the bottle," Orym points out after taking a long sip of his drink, "he knows about Will about how much it hurt to lose him....I don't want him to think....he's so unsure of himself....I don't want him to think I'm pushing him or worse forcing myself to move on."

He takes a longer drink. "I'm just a guard...he's an actual prince.....what in the Nine Hells could I offer him?"

And there it is....one of the real reasons Orym is hesitating....ever since learning the truth about Dorian's background....how could a simple Ashrai guard offer a prince of the Silkan Squall