[ While he doesn't exactly want to encourage people to think he plays favorites—which exerting this much effort for Inej will certainly get the gossips talking—he also doesn't think it's quite safe to leave her on her own yet. Even if they did just spend the last hour and a half going over how she can defend herself. She seems to tentatively trust him and his presence can ensure even the nosiest of the Dregs will stay away.
He gathers his suit coat and pulls it on, going first up the stairs. It's weird to, since he normally goes slower and therefore last. Nor is he keen on having someone he doesn't know too well at his back.
But if worst came to worst, he thinks he could best her.
Once upstairs, he swipes a kitchen towel and some ice from the freezer box, handing them over to Inej as they go to sit down. It's lunch and the hall is loud as usual, Dregs coming and going, some just passing through before heading out to work.
After they've settled down with their own meals: ]
You can trust Jesper. [ That might not mean terribly much right now, regardless. She'll really have to see for herself. ] He can't lie worth a damn.
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Date: 2020-12-27 11:47 pm (UTC)He gathers his suit coat and pulls it on, going first up the stairs. It's weird to, since he normally goes slower and therefore last. Nor is he keen on having someone he doesn't know too well at his back.
But if worst came to worst, he thinks he could best her.
Once upstairs, he swipes a kitchen towel and some ice from the freezer box, handing them over to Inej as they go to sit down. It's lunch and the hall is loud as usual, Dregs coming and going, some just passing through before heading out to work.
After they've settled down with their own meals: ]
You can trust Jesper. [ That might not mean terribly much right now, regardless. She'll really have to see for herself. ] He can't lie worth a damn.