He was there when she finally looked up, his gaze steady but not intimidating.
"What is? Not doing that again?"
The last time this had happened to him with another mortal, it ended with both of them having to part ways. It was his decision to do so, in another age and in another time.
It felt almost inevitable that something like that would happen here. And if it did, would he truly just let things go like the last time?
"We're professionals. I don't think it'd be a problem."