I won't require your input, only your compliance. But I doubt it'll be much of an issue - you're not one for public speeches, are you?
[ Ren ]
Of course. I understand there's some stumbling about to be done. It's a new arrangement for me, too; it's not my intention to act as though this all ought to be perfectly obvious. I suppose that sounded rather patronizing. I apologize.
At this point, if I were to discover any wayward bruises, I'd just assume you'd sustained them in a drunken impact with a cigarette tree.