For a moment, his fingers drum against his thigh as Delta considers his response. "I do not wish to waste her time," he says at length. "She does not have the luxury of full time work as you and I do, and if you are only asking her to remain because she is an attractive woman.." Then better to end this now, his expression says.

There is not a lick of judgment in his tone. Just plain fact. And, a hint of protectiveness for a woman who is also his half sister.