Dorian tapped his bare foot on the cold stone. Bull had a point, and the mage was looking for reasons to dismiss it. He was not feeling reasonable.

"Yes, of course, you should just carry that all on yourself. Your burden, after all. Why waste those huge shoulders? I love you, I'm here to support you. I know that this last autumn was ... hard on us all. But thi is how you attract a demon, Bull! Which miht be the cause of this."