Maeve smiles a little as she looks at him. "And I do appreciate that." She looks down briefly. She doesn't really feel that she needs any sort of protection, but she understands that some do.

The hug is nice. She's getting used to the hugs here. "I could get used to more hugs," she says after a moment. "I haven't had so many of them before I got here, honestly." Which is true enough.

"Hm," she says after a moment. "We are supposed to be keeping him honest, aren't we?" There's a long pause. "Perhaps exactly one drink. That should be okay and won't mean he's getting out of control."