Percy unconsciously echoed her pursing lips. "If I am deflecting, it's because my dreams are not the issue at hand. I wasn't the one so disturbed by what I saw last night that I crawled into bed with a near total stranger. Which was extremely dangerous thing to do, as you know."
Merlin, he was doing it again - concern and self-protection turning into his usual sanctimonious-sounding speech. He tried to catch himself, he really did, but it wasn't always in time. And then, it was only because he was trying for his family, not because he wasn't right to speak and feel that way.
"But then, I'm a little more accustomed to dealing with nightmares than most." This was the only concession he would give.