There's still a faintly displeased look on Jamie's face, but he nods. "Aye, let's get this over with."

Since Ter'thelas and Zouichi said they would go first and second, he holds back from starting immediately, however. "I'll go after the two of ye and do mine and Victoria's part, unless one of the others wants to go instead."

If he can't verbally talk them out of going, he thinks, maybe he can stretch out his part long enough that the other lasses won't have as far to go when it's their turn.