[ Being of opposing aspects means, that if he wanted to, he could close the connection between them; terminate it, and leave Fane unmoored and empty-handed. And Drizzt would never. He simply is not that callous a person, and his emotions tend to bleed away when he dissociated rather than be overlooked or ignored. When he's halted, he stops and turns back within their minds, hesitantly reforging their connection. ]

I didn't want that. Even now, I never would want that.

[ He'd never want anyone to die. That was different than understanding that sometimes, death happened. Someone would fall in battle, even to him, because his will to survive was greater, and he was unwilling to lay down and die simply because he thought life a sacred thing. Carefully, he rests his hand atop Fane's — as if caught between pressing him away or holding onto him. ]

That, [ he bites his lip, and forges ahead. ] That isn't what this is about.

[ Drizzt elects to slip his fingers into the curve of Fane's palm, instead of leaving. ]

I don't want you to feel compromised, by... [ "our friendship"? ] A relationship with a Zenite. Because, that is what I chose. Hayame speaks correctly, in that I oppose you because of that.