he was right. this was a very bad idea, maybe one of her worst. right up there with picking up a mask and cape and calling herself talon, probably. but there was certain tone to his voice, under the warning, only perceivable to those who knew him well ( to her. )
perhaps he needed a bit more persuading. eyes went round, bottom lip protruding out in a perfect puppy pout she knew well got across his defenses.
“ does that mean… no ? ” she added a saddened ring to her voice for good measure, completely aware he wouldn’t be able to resist for long.
God, he hated when she looked at him like that. Except he wasn’t going to let it work this time.
“It means Watcher will have our skins if we try to sneak into her watch tower. You know she is. She’s probably listening to us now!”
It wasn’t actually a no, though. Dammit, her persuasion did work.