The words seem to make Estinien uncomfortable, but he permits them to be said without protest. No one should trust him, in his opinion. He's not...safe. Not part of the society he fought to protect and not part of the one outside it either. It was why he left Ishgard, left Eorzea entirely...

But such thoughts draw him out of Gaius's arms and he'd like to stay there as long as possible. "You mentioned bathing?" he said abruptly, trying to get Gaius to stop focusing on what about him might be worth wanting.