[He stays where he is as she approaches, fighting the urge to at least back up if not run; it's a useless instinct anyway, because if she were going to hurt him his best bet would be staying still. But she does seem in control, and he too thinks that maybe they've got a chance.]
Okay. Stick close.
[For many reasons; because he's not sure if she'll get lost otherwise, because he needs to be able to keep careful watch on her, because if she strays at all and they run into someone else out in the city he needs to be able to intervene if they want to kill her or she wants to kill them.
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[He stays where he is as she approaches, fighting the urge to at least back up if not run; it's a useless instinct anyway, because if she were going to hurt him his best bet would be staying still. But she does seem in control, and he too thinks that maybe they've got a chance.]
Okay. Stick close.
[For many reasons; because he's not sure if she'll get lost otherwise, because he needs to be able to keep careful watch on her, because if she strays at all and they run into someone else out in the city he needs to be able to intervene if they want to kill her or she wants to kill them.
He starts leading the way toward the main door.]