[At first he was happy that she was going to talk about the letter, but he shrinks a little at her outburst. Not that he didn't deserve it, and he wasn't about to interrupt her, but he looked genuinely afraid for a moment.] I-I'm sorry, I just... [He gulped. The letter explained why he had to do it, didn't it? He couldn't remember clearly.]
R-E... [He mouthed the letters, putting them together in his head.] Huh. So it's not like sunshine? Like a "ray"? [That didn't make much sense to him, but it was her name, so...]
[He gave her a bit of a weak smile, his brows showing how little he liked the idea of going anywhere right now.] No, it's okay. [With a small laugh, he motioned to his cloak and tunic.] Can you help take some of this off? [After a second, he flushes, not meaning to ask her to undress him in that way!] I-I wear a lot of layers, because you never know... A-and it's kind of hard to reach the holes for-- [Sigh. The dragons.]