[ He's met people without cities, of course, but he gets the distinct impression that she means it in a different way. There's nothing about her that reminds him of a peddler or a nomad. For once, his first response to "different" is curiosity, not fear — enough so that he steps forward when she asks, peering across the last few strides between them to get a look at the tabletop.
Mat would recognize the symbol anywhere, obviously. It still takes a moment to click, seeing it larger and out of place. When it does, the curiosity's shut neatly down, the connection stirring with biting wariness as his hackles rise. The reaction doesn't reach his expression; when he speaks, he sounds calmer than he's sounded yet. ]
It's just a trinket. [ Half true. It hasn't done him any good here, but it'd done plenty back home. ] And a bloody useless one, at that.
[ He considers swiping through the image to erase it, then rightly decides that would be childish. Instead Mat shifts his attention to her with a new sort of focus — just shy of suspicion, like she's a puzzle he's trying to work out. He hadn't noticed her staring at the medallion, but it's easy enough to assume she's been studying it to make such a fine copy. ]
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Mat would recognize the symbol anywhere, obviously. It still takes a moment to click, seeing it larger and out of place. When it does, the curiosity's shut neatly down, the connection stirring with biting wariness as his hackles rise. The reaction doesn't reach his expression; when he speaks, he sounds calmer than he's sounded yet. ]
It's just a trinket. [ Half true. It hasn't done him any good here, but it'd done plenty back home. ] And a bloody useless one, at that.
[ He considers swiping through the image to erase it, then rightly decides that would be childish. Instead Mat shifts his attention to her with a new sort of focus — just shy of suspicion, like she's a puzzle he's trying to work out. He hadn't noticed her staring at the medallion, but it's easy enough to assume she's been studying it to make such a fine copy. ]
Why do you want to know?