Noctisardor Bypass pins n needles

It was satisfying to have someone accept his orders without a rebuff. Glaukos did not trust the words in his ears at first listen, and gave the woman an inscrutiable look, but when he had nothing more to add and she had nothing more to convey there came a tense silence—broken moments later, which felt like minutes.

Her request was peculiar. Glaukos scowled a little bit, and snorted, then his brows and shoulders raised in a dismissive, maybe defeatist, gesture. It didn't make any sense to keep an animal for any reason but food (and in that case, a dead one). If its small, I see no reason to hunt it.

But he made no promises.

If at any point you do not feel safe, call for me.

He would go, if she had nothing else to say.