Paxton made a little noise with his lips that implied both disappointment and a general evocation of 'coward'. He looked at James and then smirked, knowing he didn't actually have to vocalize the words. James would know.
Paxton moved his horse again, apparently having settled on a design. He looked at James again, trying to go for innocent this time. "What's the scariest thing about love?" he asked, and then added: "Entirely unrelated, but shouldn't remove a piece? Or am I the one who should be choosing?"