Dorian sighs, closing his eyes as the touch does soothe him, even just a little bit.

“I have to be. We still have so much left to do.”

Though he doesn’t make any move to head back inside just yet, just enjoying the quiet with Orym aside from the bit of music they could hear from inside the dance hall.

The request has him blinking his eyes open again, and he glances at Orym in surprise.

“What?”