Round Table - What Chivalry Here Doth Abide...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I've always been intrigued by Illya's reaction in this scene from Her Master's Voice Affair.  When Miss Partridge goes down he swoops in and, with that distessed look on his face, seems intent on comforting her.  It's moving, evocative of something in his past perhaps?  I wrote a vignette on it several years back, it's posted on mfuwss if you're interested.
On this Mother's Day, I wonder if it might be connected to memories of his own mother, of loss and heartache.  He is also quick to help the parents of Alexander when they are found in the cave doing hard labor.  Funny that it's the Russian who seems to have this soft spot for older people, perhaps parent figures for him.
Any ideas?

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[threecee.livejournal.com]

He does seem to have a soft spot for elderly women - asking the woman in the hospital in Bow-Wow if he may send her flowers and teasingly asking the elderly aunt in Pieces of Fate "Where were you when I needed you?" after he fights off the bad guys.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Those are good examples, I'd forgotten about the last one completely. He's very sweet in Bow Wow.