Hear that? Much wanted to say to any of the guys who would listen (but right now, none of them were). I'm a man and you're all tiny baby boys! They probably would have punched him anyway for being a self-righteous prat, but that was just how the Merry Men worked.
He didn't go to take Leila's hand either. This wasn't a party, after all, it was a job. "Get a load of that dog," he said quietly, looking at the mammoth creature lying under the bar. "Wonder if it's theirs." Dogs like that would make breaking in a whole lot harder.
Especially cos, as soon as he's spoken, the dog raised her head to look straight at him. Much looked away, quickly, as.if he'd been caught out at something.