"True, charging in headfirst isn't much different than tripping head-over-heels, once you're over the edge... but if you go crashing to the ground untethered, you might not survive to get back up. So. Rope. And I think I [was] waiting for a name – or should I keep calling you 'Ser?'"

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"Freely, Ser Knight? Attention's payment for the show [you] put on, right here in the yard. And compliments were a tip for an exceptional performance to brighten my dreary little evening." Her smirk's as sharp as his smile is bright. She considers his argument, then counters,

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She [wants] him to agree. She's not yet sure how hard she might have to work for it.

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[Deception: ❌ Natural 1] For all her work dissuading him, though, for the hoop she holds before him to jump through, there's a subtle intensity in her eyes. Watching him, measuring, holding her attention to every last detail in a way that has nothing to do with his stunning musculature.

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But he takes a step away from her and she takes a beat to evaluate the choice – and the man, and the risks – before her. The decision doesn't appear to take long. "I can offer a lead, and a – what's the word... testimony. A name for a name, though, I don't offer handouts."

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