[heh, he nods at Zelgadis. he's not surprised. it's hard for good people to look at another human being and just -- dismiss their feelings]
Treating a person like an object sounds so terrible... And there clearly is a certain way that she wants to be treated, so you can get on her bad side if you treat her too well or too poorly. [Saber has too much pride to settle for the way, say, Kanda treats Allen]
Not that you'd ever do that deliberately, I'm sure.