"I'm a little surprised you assumed I could read, with all that time I spent in the barn in Redcliffe." Not bringing up the Warden was definitely the right move, excellent job. He just shrugged, pushing up off the edge of the couch.

"I'll save that for when I'm trying to lull myself into a sleep, thanks." That was actually completely inaccurate -- Alistair did enjoy reading, and had actually been planning to study up on diplomacy before they'd been transported to this world, so that he didn't completely ruin their entire country. Anora didn't need to know that, though.