Phoenix Maplewood a banjo with a missing cord

Tavi cuts him off and his eyes widen.  A space appears between them as Ukko takes a few steps back.  She tries to backpedaled her words but all she can do is more damage at this point.  Ukko shakes his head as she tries to play it off and put a fake smile on her face to ease the tension.

“She doesn’t know how much I know you.  I didn’t vouch for you,” he reminds the girl.  “Stay or not, it won’t look poorly on me.”

He narrows his eyes to cement his point before he turns, leaving her to her own decision.