[ Her lips are pursed and she's sucking in a fortified breath- but the hand on hers does make her loosen the tension just a little. Enough to turn her head and self rationalize. He did have sort of a point. ]

Fine, yes. You can talk to him first- but I'm not going to just write him off. He's a kid, and I am not gonna leave him alone in this city. Especially not after living in a caravan in the woods- his dad's not even here for him.

... Is he?