"My life is difficult enough without you being a mind-reader on top of it."

He raised a haughty eyebrow at her laughter, and his ears turned out in mock-irritation. "Just because you're too unwilling to waste your ~precious brain space~ to see it doesn't mean the rest of the world isn't immune to my brilliance." Rowan caught the beginnings of dear, and was thankful she was quick enough to catch it.