[Yona doesn't realize who Mai is speaking to at first. Her voice comes just as she's reaching for a swath of silk, and she drops it like it's a hot coal, letting it flutter back down onto the merchant's display as she snaps her attention to the other girl.
...she's holding something bright. She winces, bringing up a hand to shield her eyes from the reflection of the sun on the—
Blade?
Her face goes pale; is this it? Is this the sort of ruffian her father was so concerned about? But Mai is pretty, and she doesn't look like a ruffian at all. ...well, maybe her expression is a little intimidating...
When she speaks again, Yona realizes she's addressing someone else, and she turns her head to the side just in time to see the would-be pickpocket backing off.]
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[Yona doesn't realize who Mai is speaking to at first. Her voice comes just as she's reaching for a swath of silk, and she drops it like it's a hot coal, letting it flutter back down onto the merchant's display as she snaps her attention to the other girl.
...she's holding something bright. She winces, bringing up a hand to shield her eyes from the reflection of the sun on the—
Blade?
Her face goes pale; is this it? Is this the sort of ruffian her father was so concerned about? But Mai is pretty, and she doesn't look like a ruffian at all. ...well, maybe her expression is a little intimidating...
When she speaks again, Yona realizes she's addressing someone else, and she turns her head to the side just in time to see the would-be pickpocket backing off.]
...oh. Did you...
[She hesitates.]
You saved me, didn't you?