Guarded, Andras schooled his facial expression, to look like a blank slate with no emotions and said monotonously, "what feelings would I have in such a short time, Zagan?"
Zagan was not fooled; he knew Andras for years and cared for him like an older brother.
"Earlier, you almost broke your own neck running across the wet floor to catch him. Then you were so gentle in your treatment of the boy."
"I would have done the same for you."
Amused, Zagan said provokingly, "you would have gone out of your way to catch me naked?"
Andras nearly spewed from the lips and almost would have burnt himself with the hot broth as the disturbing image of a naked Zagan popped into his mind he shuddered.
"Fun and jokes aside, he is my partner for at least the next year. I feel responsible for him and I won't allow him to be mistreated under my care."
