Obi-Wan is aging surprisingly well (obi1) wrote in valarlogs,
Keeping his face unaffected proved a challenge, but somehow Obi pulled it off. Up till now, Loras had only used neutral terms to describe his dream... companion. Obi didn't want a flinch at the moment of the "big reveal" to be misinterpreted. He'd had his suspensions, and Loras must have known that by now, but his only concern, at that moment, was for Loras.
"How does he die?" he asked, hoping that using the masculine terminology would reassure Loras that Obi was a safe person to talk to, regardless of whether or not he could grasp every facet of the situation.