Daud grunts. He won’t deny it outright, but in his opinion, ‘get along’ is a stronger turn of phrase than what he’d personally use, himself.

“He’s yours. Thought you’d take it poorly if you woke up to him being at the bottom of the river.” Which isn’t to say that he thought about it, but...

“... I did take him out, once. By the river, away from the fighting.” If she was going to get mad at him over that too, may as well get it all over with in one go. Most importantly: "The water’s curse didn’t seem to affect him. Just like it didn’t affect the half-dragon we met in Einjar.”