"Nah," the Bull says easily. Dorian might not have thought a lot about that comment but the part of the Bull's mind that's still trying to work like normal around all the other crap thinks he might as well make it something useful, a just in case thing to make sure Dorian's clear on how things are. Not that Dorian's ever going to necessarily take the Bull up on all those offers, but sometimes it pays off to take those early opportunities when you find them.

"They know better than to get like that about me. That's one of the first things I had to learn coming down here, how to nip that stuff in the bud before people get the wrong idea. They get possessive, they start lashing out at the people around them and then maybe morale among the people working in the tavern takes a hit, maybe that one barmaid can't get anything out of it any more because now she's all in her head about the whole thing - either way, there wouldn't be a point in spending that kind of time together if people were going to come out worse off than when they started. So, don't worry, the barmaids know better - you can give me a few more 'sublime' parts to think about without anyone wanting to, I don't know, start spitting in your ale for it or whatever."