"My bodhran player, for one," Jamie replies, without missing a beat. "Ye know how he is."

Brian's a good musician, and they get along fine, but he has an eye for the ladies a little too much. Jamie doesn't want his sister to wind up with someone like that at all.

"Him I'd not let get within a mile of ye, not if I could help it."

Hawk, at least, seems like a good guy from the few times they've talked. And so long as it's just a date...well. Jamie can live with that. Anything serious would be another matter, but he's not going to worry about that at this point.

"Then again, I think you've much better judgement than that anyway. I do trust ye there, ye know."