Crossing his arms over his chest, Jamie regarded her with a look on annoyance. He'd said too much apparently and gone and got her interested. It was a mistake. A potentially deadly one at that. There was no amount of pleading that would see him come around on the topic though and he simply shook his head.

"Not happening lass," he said firmly, "No amount of pleading or eyelash batting will change it." And his tone was just as firm. He'd seen loved ones lost at the claws of the toddlings. He wasn't going to be responsible for the girl and whatever her wild ambitions were.

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