( he catches it, though. that tiny little lapse in composure, though it don't amount to much it's still enough to make him smile an' duck his head some. )

I mean... I can't say I don't spend near t'my every wakin' hour doin' work of some manner or another either, but if you ain't one for readin' why trouble yourself about it?

( he can't hardly read two words at once to begin with. it ain't that he don't love storytellin', because lord does he have memories of sittin' at his pa's knee an' hearin' all about arthurian legend as a boy. but there are better ways to spend your time than engagin' with somethin' you ain't even fond of to start. )