[ As she gets down from her little perch, he doesn't reach out to help, knowing how she felt about physical contact. There's also that sliver of understanding the need to do something by oneself. He still watches carefully, just in case she wobbles or looks like she's going to need someone to brace her.
She doesn't though, moving to stand by the edge of the ship and peering out onto the ocean. The lantern only illuminates so much, but the lap of the waves against the ship's sides can be seen, light flickering over the water. It catches on the free locks of her hair, too, blown by the soft breeze coming off the water. He wants badly to brush it away from her face, tuck it behind her ear.
And just like every other urge, he quashes it. ]
I'm glad I went back. [ He says, staring out at the water. There hadn't been much doubt that he would go back to the Menagerie, not after that first encounter. But he hadn't been 100% sure he could convince Haskell to put up the kruge.
In the end, he'd won his argument. As he should've known he would. Haskell might bluster and bluff but he loved kruge just as much as the next Kerch native. And Kaz had known where to leverage that.
He turns his attention to Inej as she rubs at her arms—she must be cold, wearing just a thin linen shirt. Hesitating, he pulls his coat off, draping it over her small shoulders. ]
Might as well. [ Nina might start looking for her, after all, and he'll make sure she gets back to bed. ]
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Date: 2021-01-30 06:03 pm (UTC)She doesn't though, moving to stand by the edge of the ship and peering out onto the ocean. The lantern only illuminates so much, but the lap of the waves against the ship's sides can be seen, light flickering over the water. It catches on the free locks of her hair, too, blown by the soft breeze coming off the water. He wants badly to brush it away from her face, tuck it behind her ear.
And just like every other urge, he quashes it. ]
I'm glad I went back. [ He says, staring out at the water. There hadn't been much doubt that he would go back to the Menagerie, not after that first encounter. But he hadn't been 100% sure he could convince Haskell to put up the kruge.
In the end, he'd won his argument. As he should've known he would. Haskell might bluster and bluff but he loved kruge just as much as the next Kerch native. And Kaz had known where to leverage that.
He turns his attention to Inej as she rubs at her arms—she must be cold, wearing just a thin linen shirt. Hesitating, he pulls his coat off, draping it over her small shoulders. ]
Might as well. [ Nina might start looking for her, after all, and he'll make sure she gets back to bed. ]