There's almost something in the way he looks at her that makes Rosie think she's passed some kind of test--not one she'd known she was taking, perhaps not even one she's entirely sure she wants to pass in the first place. Whatever it is, it seems to resolve something between them, and for now that's good enough for her.

There's still that sense of danger taking root at the back of her mind, of course, but it's quiet and faint for now.

"I hope you'll have a different experience here, then," she says. "As much as the city will...to say let you sounds mad, but with the kinds of things that happen, it's not untrue." Breathing out another sigh, she takes a sip of her tea, her gaze going back to the still-sleeping Neil.