[ A part of him wants to point out that one man's trash is another man's treasure and just because she doesn't think it's valuable enough to steal doesn't mean someone else might feel differently, but it's clear to him that she's putting it off intentionally. Why that is, is anyone's guess, but his guess would be that she's still trying to recover and she doesn't like the idea of being left out here alone and vulnerable while she does so. Derek can respect that.
So he stays still and lets her stay close, because if she feels more comfortable where she is with him, then he's happy to oblige his friend until she's feeling more herself.
His eyebrows lift a little at the mention of "witchy spell" mostly out of curiosity, but he chooses not to push on that. Instead, he takes a deep breath and lets it out softly before speaking. ]
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So he stays still and lets her stay close, because if she feels more comfortable where she is with him, then he's happy to oblige his friend until she's feeling more herself.
His eyebrows lift a little at the mention of "witchy spell" mostly out of curiosity, but he chooses not to push on that. Instead, he takes a deep breath and lets it out softly before speaking. ]
Friend of yours from home, I take it?