[CupcakeDolly]

Rue didn't need to read the man's thoughts to sense that he was feeling hesitant about traveling with her. She hardly blamed him, as she was too aware of how she must seem to everyone else around her. Then again, who was he to judge her? It wasn't his place anyway, being a hired hand. For a moment she wasn't sure whether to admire him for his cautious contemplation, or to distrust him for it.

Rue matched Lev's gaze until her food arrived in front of her, and she awarded the staring bar worker a grateful half-smile as he backed away from them. "What do you think?" She answered Lev simply and vaguely, before ravenously digging in to her meal.