Being the animal expert in so many situations, in so many jobs, and for so long, it's not often that people stop to worry about Muldoon. After all, he's the one being relied upon to provide safety for everyone else. Yet that only makes him appreciate the gesture and the words all the more. He knows there's no condescension in them, no doubting of his abilities, only genuine concern.
The harsh lines of his face soften and he puts a hand over hers. "I won't. I promise."
As much as he loves danger, he does love living, too. Sometimes it feels as if he's the only one trying to make this place safe. He knows that's not true. There are allies in that eternal battle, like Harding and Ray, but they have their own areas to cover. He's not sure whether it's a good or bad feeling knowing that now someone else other than those two will be keeping an eye on whether or not they have to scold him for taking risks. Good, he thinks. It's Yennefer after all. Everything that means more time with her is good.
"Come on," he says then, opening the jeep door. "You've a few more sights to see."
The dilophosaurs are next, and they may have to do a little waiting for them. Curious little critters as they are, Muldoon won't be letting Yennefer out of the jeep for them. When it comes to being cautious, the dilos are up there with being deserving of it. Though he parks the vehicle up close enough to the fence, he keeps the windows firmly up.
"Have you done anything like this before?" he asks while they wait, both peering into the foliage. "Gone to another world and seen particularly strange animals? Animals that are more like the ones in your world?"
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The harsh lines of his face soften and he puts a hand over hers. "I won't. I promise."
As much as he loves danger, he does love living, too. Sometimes it feels as if he's the only one trying to make this place safe. He knows that's not true. There are allies in that eternal battle, like Harding and Ray, but they have their own areas to cover. He's not sure whether it's a good or bad feeling knowing that now someone else other than those two will be keeping an eye on whether or not they have to scold him for taking risks. Good, he thinks. It's Yennefer after all. Everything that means more time with her is good.
"Come on," he says then, opening the jeep door. "You've a few more sights to see."
The dilophosaurs are next, and they may have to do a little waiting for them. Curious little critters as they are, Muldoon won't be letting Yennefer out of the jeep for them. When it comes to being cautious, the dilos are up there with being deserving of it. Though he parks the vehicle up close enough to the fence, he keeps the windows firmly up.
"Have you done anything like this before?" he asks while they wait, both peering into the foliage. "Gone to another world and seen particularly strange animals? Animals that are more like the ones in your world?"