[ Athelstan hesitates at the shudder but he doesn't immediately pull his hand away but as the other starts to talk he does, his brows furrowed. ]

So you're angry because you care and you're hurting because Ragnar is... a stubborn idiot. Ragnar is often attracted to his own self-sabotage. [ Athelstan gives him a small smile. At least this is how it appears to him. ]

I do not care for Dodger either but I didn't know... [ He trails off, not really wanting to finish the sentence out loud for any number of reasons. ]