He vaguely realizes Dimitri's probably just trying to be helpful, and perhaps if it were to do with anything else Shrike might consider it. But the idea of being introduced to someone who knows what real fay are like specifically for the purpose of discussing that subject makes him nervous. He's been doing okay so far with keeping his hood on and being cautious in his interactions with people, but Shrike's not keen on taking unnecessary risks.
And he especially wouldn't want to risk losing the good opinion of one of the few people who's not only been nice to him, but he's actually found something in common with.
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He vaguely realizes Dimitri's probably just trying to be helpful, and perhaps if it were to do with anything else Shrike might consider it. But the idea of being introduced to someone who knows what real fay are like specifically for the purpose of discussing that subject makes him nervous. He's been doing okay so far with keeping his hood on and being cautious in his interactions with people, but Shrike's not keen on taking unnecessary risks.
And he especially wouldn't want to risk losing the good opinion of one of the few people who's not only been nice to him, but he's actually found something in common with.