He smiled, a little sheepish, a little... guarded wasn't the word. Withdrawn. Sad, too, for the continuing tension between him and her people. Daemon, really, truthfully. The rest of them were all right.

"Ah..." Slight nod. "I've heard of such things, never..." Slight, affectionate smile. "To be honest, I never thought it would be a concern of mine."

His fingers teased through her hair, slow, soothing over the back of her neck. "And I can see why they would worry. It's a worry I would certainly share."