"Oh no, I could see it. You're the man who stands in a courtyard all day, arms folded, forever vigilant. And I've already seen how surprising and unpredictable you can be." She liked those moments of spontaneity. His gut instinct had served him - and her - well enough before.

His uneasiness was mirrored in her own posture as she moved to put out the light. She cast her her gaze outward to the harbor, scanning the few ships she could see in the distance. It might have served her well to ask Isabela about the ships docked before she left but she had been more concerned about exposing her plans that she hadn't thought about it at the time.

She took a moment to put her boots, belt, and jacket back on while she had a moment, keeping her eyes on their projected path.