asher's studying law. no doubt, he's capable of reasoning with hard sells like kaz, but in a situation like this? he'd have simply coughed up whatever reward or favor asked of him for the bandit-- now bargaining chip-- to come home safely. and that'd be all well and good if he knew these two weren't armed and willing to flaunt it.
because jin doesn't give a damn about risking his own safety. he'd have dealt with whatever kaz and his 'associate' would have thrown at him alone. but asher? asher has risked his life for jin once before. (stupidly, rapidly losing blood, barely conscious, jin had called him for help, on nothing but instinct. asher had carried him on his back. he didn't fear the man who'd left jin for dead once.)
so, that's it, then. while jin could still push lower without feeling too guilty for cass--he wants him home, too, he's just got faith in his patented ability to bullshit real hard--he stops the bidding war right there.]
Congratulations, Kaz Brekker. [tryin real hard to mask the bitterness there:] You've got yourself a deal.
[putting asher in danger a second time is simply unacceptable.
...even if he'll need to really, really dig deep for that 500.]
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asher's studying law. no doubt, he's capable of reasoning with hard sells like kaz, but in a situation like this? he'd have simply coughed up whatever reward or favor asked of him for the bandit-- now bargaining chip-- to come home safely. and that'd be all well and good if he knew these two weren't armed and willing to flaunt it.
because jin doesn't give a damn about risking his own safety. he'd have dealt with whatever kaz and his 'associate' would have thrown at him alone. but asher? asher has risked his life for jin once before. (stupidly, rapidly losing blood, barely conscious, jin had called him for help, on nothing but instinct. asher had carried him on his back. he didn't fear the man who'd left jin for dead once.)
so, that's it, then. while jin could still push lower without feeling too guilty for cass--he wants him home, too, he's just got faith in his patented ability to bullshit real hard--he stops the bidding war right there.]
Congratulations, Kaz Brekker. [tryin real hard to mask the bitterness there:] You've got yourself a deal.
[putting asher in danger a second time is simply unacceptable.
...even if he'll need to really, really dig deep for that 500.]