His apology was waved off and Rory felt some of the concern in his belly abate. Jeong Ahn-Bo seemed perfectly affable and ready to be friends. And although he was still a little squirrelly about the cold reception from Seojin-ssi, Rory tried to focus on the bright side and just gave a little nod at the brother’s excuse. “Gwaenchanseumnida,” he parroted back, dismissively. He wasn’t going to let himself get concerned over a simple interaction. Things had seemed fine a few weeks ago at dinner, and out of five brothers he couldn’t assume he was going to get along with all of them anyway. (But if something in his chest pinched at the idea of Taesu-ssi’s eldest brother disliking him, Rory brushed it aside quickly.)
Jeong-ssi’s exclamation as to his broom soon pulled Rory’s attention back to it and he held the thing up like a prize. “It’s my greatest treasure!” he beamed. “Faster than a wick and impossible to beat.” He smirked in Jeong-ssi’s direction. “But your broom is arguably better than mine,” he added, gesturing to one that rested neatly beside where his own had just been. “One must win fair and square,” he said in English, teasingly. Then, switching back to Joseoneo: “This is my brother’s broom. It’s a newer model with better steering sensitivity.” He gave a shrug and hugged his own to his chest. “But when I beat you, it will be because I’m faster not because I have a broom advantage.” He flashed Jeong-ssi a devlish grin.
Jeong-ssi’s exclamation as to his broom soon pulled Rory’s attention back to it and he held the thing up like a prize. “It’s my greatest treasure!” he beamed. “Faster than a wick and impossible to beat.” He smirked in Jeong-ssi’s direction. “But your broom is arguably better than mine,” he added, gesturing to one that rested neatly beside where his own had just been. “One must win fair and square,” he said in English, teasingly. Then, switching back to Joseoneo: “This is my brother’s broom. It’s a newer model with better steering sensitivity.” He gave a shrug and hugged his own to his chest. “But when I beat you, it will be because I’m faster not because I have a broom advantage.” He flashed Jeong-ssi a devlish grin.