Andu, man of culture
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Thatās how I read it. He spends the book being weighed down by the choices heās made and he knows he still has to make. He knows thereās no reason to smile/blush because he knows nothing can/will happen and he wants to be left alone to his drink and to people watch.
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If I had a beverage in my mouth I might have spit it out. 
Murph we all know youāre an obvious troll. Give it up
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Just finished the book last night, did not read this passage that way at all. I agree with the above assessments that he was so weighed down by his burdens that he initially didnāt even register it as an opportunity to be attracted. Later in the same scene he purposely changes that view in order to appreciate her.
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I just see it as him letting himself relax a moment. As King he canāt go making eyes at attractive people, but in that situation heās not king so he can embrace normal.
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First the ignorant Tess is a lesbian thread and now this one. It amazing how many of the creators of these threads fail at reading comprehension.
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Dude what? Anduin isnāt 13 and the book is taking in place in the current timeline.
A 13 year old getting drunk at a pub and approached by Jaina?
them. He looked at each of their faces in turn, memorizing them, wondering how long it would take until they too turned up on a freezing slab beneath the Cathedral of Light, innocent lambs before the slaughter. Soldiers. His soldiers. And he would command them, and tell them to fight, for that was a kingās right and duty.
Roux, Madeleine. Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Shadowlands) (p. 222). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Anduin searched the bar, eyes rolling over a dozen unfamiliar faces, until at last he noticed the clean, white-robed woman in the corner near the stairs, her face in view of everyone, her white brows drawn down in confusion, her lips slightly parted around what he could only assume was a curse. Jaina. Her eyes flared wide. Anduin slapped another coin down on the table and shoved himself out of the chair, around the corner, and out the door, gasping as if struck when the warm, body-damp air shifted from hot to cold.
Roux, Madeleine. Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Shadowlands) (p. 223). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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Shouldnāt it be a picture of a lion vs. a house cat?
Summary
Then he remembered that he wasnāt Anduin just then, so it was all right to glance at her, admire her smile and blush, so he did. He let himself sink into the delirious joy of anonymity. When the barmaid stayed a little and flirted, asking his name, he winked, still swathed in the hood, and said, āJerek. And what do I call you?ā
Roux, Madeleine. Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Shadowlands) (p. 220). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
The passage after what the OP quotes
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Itās not, I just think the name is stupid and his character will no doubt be forgotten about in a few years whereas Leroy Jenkins will always be fondly remembered by the community for as long as people continue to play WoW.
I wouldnāt argue with this, all memes have an expiration date
Who cares!?
My husband was thought to be gay for 20 years because he wasnāt seeing anyoneā¦
Dude can blush on command. He is the ultimate player.
Or heās just that overwhelmed by his own anxiety and inner dialog. Itās just driving home that Anduin is Saduin right now.
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That too. I donāt know how the OP couldāve gone from āAnduin didnāt care about pretty ladyā to āAnduin must be LGBTQ+ā
The real crime here is the book is 14 bucks for the kindle version and its not even 300 pages long.
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^^I vote this post for president.^^
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Just because a man isnāt chasing every skirt he comes across is hardly an indication of interest in only menā¦
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