Zev shook his head. "It was not my intention to appear as if I was sulking. I simply didn't want to interfere. You two are still fledglings in your romance, yes? Alistair, for whatever reason, sees me as a threat, though I can assure you, I am not one to impose my will upon a lady if she does not want me. I have not had a friend in ... some time. It will be interesting."