He rolls his eyes but then suddenly smirks. Bending suddenly, he sweeps his friend off their feet and into his arms, carrying them over to a nearby armchair and placing them gently in it.

"Alright, 'Daeus," he says. "But just this once." And then as though doting on one of the elderly, he kisses the crown of Hythlodaeus' head before straightening, still wearing that smirk.