I messed up my last tag but no big. "she'd be lying if she said *she didn't prefer* one side"
"From what I hear, you've already done plenty to help." Even if the security guards at the shelter's entrance still seemed skeptical of just what the Dog King had done that morning, that the injuries the scouts had sustained weren't due to his actions, Nina never doubted it for a second. There's a weird sort of pride she feels, too, that almost makes her want to point to this man and scream, 'he's not the person you think he is!' But Nina's still carrying the guilt of her co-workers' deaths on her conscience, and the duality of her feelings dulls her smile as the two of them walk towards the family building room that's been reserved for them.
"I was having lunch with Jadyn, the head of security here. I expect you know her?" She can guess what kind of relationship the two of them have without even having to ask. "When she got the call about what had happened -- and when I heard that you were here -- I asked if I could accompany her back." Nina pushes the door open, then closes and locks it after them. "I couldn't resist the opportunity to see you again, despite my better judgment." The joke's accompanied by a deadpan delivery and an undercurrent of truth. She's never sugarcoated her words with him and today isn't the time to start.