"I'm fine," Percy stressed, hoping he hadn't unsettled her too much. It hadn't occurred to him until that very moment that she might not even have felt comfortable coming to Diagon. He should have suggested somewhere else, or asked her to choose the place.
"I just..." Wanted to see you? Well, that was inconsequential. "I don't want to waste your time, Penny. I just wanted to make sure you were... safe."
The last word was said quietly, and Percy kept his eyes fixed on the table to keep from glancing surreptitiously around.