At Saturday's first comment, Ronan's smile turned into one of amusement although it still wasn't particularly pleasant. That might have had more to do with the sharp angles of his face and piercing eyes the color of ice than any effort to look menacing.

"Ugh Herodotus," he rolled his eyes but at the man himself and not the mispronunciation. "The Histories makes me want to tear my eyes out. Too fucking long. I like the Stoics more." And poetry but he wasn't about to admit that.