Love? Because that's how he feels for Xue Yang too. And he likes having Xue Yang's attention. There's something...warm. And thrilling about it.

Hearing his lover hadn't actually gone after a dragon intentionally this time is marginally a relief, though the end result has his brows furrow in thought as they walk. "Then it seemed to rot away when you defeated it...What kind of magic do you think it was?" He has a rather poor imagination, though he's working on expanding it, so has no idea.

That flush darkens at the feigned amazement and he ducks his head...but his smile widens a little further. "Let's get you showered and I will."