Rinoa was leaning back farther, hands gripping the ledge, as her eyes were fixed on the sword. Swallowing hard, she managed, "I'm...I'm new. Really. I'm not even staying long." She tried to pry her eyes off the weapon to look up at him, although it was hard. She might be able to use some of her magick, but if she even accidentally harmed someone from the Hyperion security, they'd probably do worse than kick her out.
"Look, um...Sarah said someone named Peter would be notified that I was coming," she babbled, looking for something that would help defuse the situation. "Maybe...you could ask him? I wouldn't even be here, except Jack--" She shut up, knowing a sob story wouldn't help her. "Peter should know."
The sound of his walk finally stopped her explanation. What was that thumping noise?