I appreciate the offer, but I'll have to pass as I've already found someone else who offered to help me train. You're a little late to the table.
[Blatantly false, but she shrugs and smiles as if apologetic. If she ever needs to pretend, she's sure Law would be willing to oblige, but the chances are good this young warrior won't ever think about this offer of his again and that's fine with her.
Besides, she has her eyes on something else.]
They're beautiful. Those, I would love to learn more about.
[Percy had failed to make good on his promise to give her one of his handcrafted pistols. Seth had failed to take her target shooting. The others have all shied away when she asked. And for what reason? Do they really think she would be more dangerous with a gun than she already is? She just wants to learn to handle a new weapon, what's so terrible about that?]
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[Blatantly false, but she shrugs and smiles as if apologetic. If she ever needs to pretend, she's sure Law would be willing to oblige, but the chances are good this young warrior won't ever think about this offer of his again and that's fine with her.
Besides, she has her eyes on something else.]
They're beautiful. Those, I would love to learn more about.
[Percy had failed to make good on his promise to give her one of his handcrafted pistols. Seth had failed to take her target shooting. The others have all shied away when she asked. And for what reason? Do they really think she would be more dangerous with a gun than she already is? She just wants to learn to handle a new weapon, what's so terrible about that?]