[ Mat barely knew Ebou Dar from his backyard a few years ago, so the revelation that the man's never heard of Andor isn't completely alarming. He still has a hard time letting his guard down, and interactions that might feel casual on the surface are laced through with careful mistrust.
That's habit, really. If there's something slippery about Kaji's presence, the way Mat's both uncomfortably aware of his thoughts and distinctly unsure of them — that just compounds the problem. He looks to the lighter at the question, pride stirring a small backlash of denial before he smartly skips right past it. ]
I don't even know what that is.
[ He offers it back with a nod, apparently embracing the idea of lessons. If it'll let him smoke, pride can wait. After a thoughtful, curious beat: ] Flint?
[ He's seen enough fireworks to know you can pack a lot of punch into something that small. Seems a bit overkill for lighting a pipe, but he did just wake up in another world. All bets are off. ]
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That's habit, really. If there's something slippery about Kaji's presence, the way Mat's both uncomfortably aware of his thoughts and distinctly unsure of them — that just compounds the problem. He looks to the lighter at the question, pride stirring a small backlash of denial before he smartly skips right past it. ]
I don't even know what that is.
[ He offers it back with a nod, apparently embracing the idea of lessons. If it'll let him smoke, pride can wait. After a thoughtful, curious beat: ] Flint?
[ He's seen enough fireworks to know you can pack a lot of punch into something that small. Seems a bit overkill for lighting a pipe, but he did just wake up in another world. All bets are off. ]