Not being dangerous and not wanting to be dangerous aren't at all the same thing. But he thinks he sees her point.
The Balladeer sighs. "You're probably right." Under normal circumstances, he'd never even consider backing down from a song, regardless of the potential dangers. These have been far from normal circumstances, however. Taunting the assassins was a careful dance between fun and reckless endangerment, but there haven't really been any fruits from this investigation so far.
Plus, this sounds like it could end a lot worse than just getting shot.
"Okay." He drains what remains of his tea, shakes his head, and mentally tries to focus more on the faint music from the crib. Not fully, the way he would if he really wanted to hear, though it sounds simple enough that he doubts he'd learn a thing - which is actually really interesting! Infants are a new experience on all fronts for him. But even on a low level, it's enough to make Johnny's noise fade a bit in the background.
"Okay," he says again, nodding and mentally counting out time. "I'll try to let it go." Normally he doesn't need to focus on another song to get rid of the first, but this won't be forever. It'll go away. It has to.
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The Balladeer sighs. "You're probably right." Under normal circumstances, he'd never even consider backing down from a song, regardless of the potential dangers. These have been far from normal circumstances, however. Taunting the assassins was a careful dance between fun and reckless endangerment, but there haven't really been any fruits from this investigation so far.
Plus, this sounds like it could end a lot worse than just getting shot.
"Okay." He drains what remains of his tea, shakes his head, and mentally tries to focus more on the faint music from the crib. Not fully, the way he would if he really wanted to hear, though it sounds simple enough that he doubts he'd learn a thing - which is actually really interesting! Infants are a new experience on all fronts for him. But even on a low level, it's enough to make Johnny's noise fade a bit in the background.
"Okay," he says again, nodding and mentally counting out time. "I'll try to let it go." Normally he doesn't need to focus on another song to get rid of the first, but this won't be forever. It'll go away. It has to.