Swiftcurrent Creek Keep the car running — j

Razo largely ignored a disgruntled Jace because he stood to be ignored, hanging back the way he was and rightfully allowing his leader to call the shots. Until he had something relevant to add to the discussion, that was where he would concurrently remain in Razo’s mind. Fox, however, cut a little ice with him and received a conspiratorial gleam of his eyes. Possibly he would find her agreeable.

Ren went for an on-the-nose answer to the leader’s subsequent question, while he nearly always had more to say about anything. She didn’t even speak to me till I saved her skin, he answered gruffly, sly-eyed and teasing, tossing a glance over at his travelling partner. He might have gone snarky, but he had a firmly-rooted respect for her that he’d never wanted to allow to begin with. She got in the way of his fancy-free lifestyle, but she’d stuck with him when no one else ever had, even when he’d told her to bugger off, essentially.