[He's ashamed of it, like he doesn't want to give in? That's odd, from a guy like him. He's already got her, why does he want to hold back? She pretends she doesn't notice, though, and instead shifts her forearm to show where she's been hiding the knife alongside.]
Even around here? [She doesn't know if she really believes it, but looks at him like she just might.]
Around here who you know and how many friends you have, and what friends, do much more to help you than raw combat ability. But I will try to help you develop both. [He looked the knife over.] That will do. Actually a forearm sheath might work with that blade.
[She's been working on getting those friends - if he's as smart as he seems he might know that's why she started hanging around - but are they going to be enough? She's only ever had one person she could rely on one hundred percent.] I was trying to hide it. Didn't want someone to think I meant trouble. But if you think it's smart...
[She's learned you can hide a lot of things with the right clothes.]
No, that is clever. If you wear a knife openly someone who wants a knife will try to take it from you. [He moves a bit closer and points out without touching her.] Back of the neck under the hair...a thigh sheath with a special skirt-pocket to access it...arm sheath...waist sheath across the small of your back under a jacket or shawl.
[She looks up at him, gratified and a little surprised that she'd had a good instinct, even if it was by accident. She knows better than to have it out, of course, but this was out of desperation rather than anything else - you don't stick a weapon in a bag, she knows, because someone else can get it away from you faster than you can get it out.] Where do you think would work best?
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Even around here? [She doesn't know if she really believes it, but looks at him like she just might.]
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[She's learned you can hide a lot of things with the right clothes.]
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