Aldaras is trying very hard not to hover. It's really not working, he's definitely hovering. About the only thing that can distract him from hovering over Annie and making sure she has everything she needs is preparing things that she needs. It's ridiculous, he knows, but - he's been necklaced. Annie's been necklaced. They are very thoroughly both necklaced and have all of the results that this means. He dislikes (reviles, condemns) Annie being sick.

But he distracts himself from this feeling by systematically relieving peppers of their seeds. Because there is really nothing else to do.