It was hard to admit that she needed help because at any moment, he could decide that it was too much trouble. If it's too much trouble, he can just leave her out here. Though it would be against her own sensibilities, Jael also knows that she can't hold everyone else to her rules. She can't admit it because to admit it, in her own eyes, would be failure.
He grabs her. Jael freezes, but he's taken the time to make sure she won't fall off. He's taken the care to ensure she won't go absolutely flying. With a little whimper of surprise, she knows she needs the help. Still shivering, Jael sinks down into the man's back. Though still dazed, she doesn't know exactly how she's gotten herself into such a strange situation.
"Jael." She finally answers. It felt strange in her own mouth, after all this time. "Where's home?" She's head him speak to his companion, though the words had been hard to process. For now, she won't admit that she's relying on the warmth and protection of a strange man, not to herself at least. Though Jael is well aware she now owes him big time, she has been safe with him for now. Something about the best predictor of future actions, or what have you.
As her keepers, Gilgamesh and Modesty may join any of Jael’s threads if they deem necessary.
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