[ He knows he's being watched, he doesn't even need to look straight at Jesse to catch that conspiratorial little smile, so he makes a point of not looking at him while he gathers up a roll of pelts for trading and packs them into the bag he's bringing with him. If he's buying the kid something, he's gotta pay for it somehow, right? ]
Not more'n I needed to.
[ Not more than was useful to him while he was trading for the things he needed and then packing up to make his run through the void. He knows his way around, he even knows the business that Jesse is talking about, but he hasn't visited any of them. He'd never been planning to stay long enough for it to matter. He'd fed himself and kept to himself and that had been that.
He tries not to let the train of thought darken his mood too much and he slaps Jesse genially on the back as he moves past him through the doorway. He even forces up a tight but genuine smile to give him. ]
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Not more'n I needed to.
[ Not more than was useful to him while he was trading for the things he needed and then packing up to make his run through the void. He knows his way around, he even knows the business that Jesse is talking about, but he hasn't visited any of them. He'd never been planning to stay long enough for it to matter. He'd fed himself and kept to himself and that had been that.
He tries not to let the train of thought darken his mood too much and he slaps Jesse genially on the back as he moves past him through the doorway. He even forces up a tight but genuine smile to give him. ]
Guess I got no excuse now, huh?