(SE) so we light up (O)

VAI The huntress His words were airy and calm, but the way he drank so deeply from the whisky said something else entirely. Vai, at least, was not the sort to pry at sore points, and she sipped at her beer and offered him a crooked grin. ”That’s very considerate of you,” she said. ”And how is it going, keeping out of trouble for him?” A glance around the bar showed mixed signals at best, and she leant back in her seat as she caught someone very quickly looking away at seeing her watching them. ”I didn’t realise you were quite so popular,” she said. ”Should I be worried that someone else will approach me, angry that I stuck an arrow in you?” It was a joke, but that didn’t mean it couldn’t be true.