You can behave yourself or not in my bed, as the mood strikes you, but I bite.

[ There's a flash of an easy grin at that, just for a moment. Caleb relaxing makes him feel better, though he knows he's still going to have to worry about Caleb staying safe and getting a contract that works.

Caleb is one of his, darn it, and if Alaric is nothing else he is loyal to the point of insanity. ]

I'll take comfort in those you like - both because it means it isn't self destructive and that it means you like me, but please, please be careful. Throwing yourself at people here sounds... dangerous.