For just a second, Gyre thinks Garrot is mad at him, and he bristles slightly. But then there's that concern and it's oppressive at this distance. He's never had basically a stranger care about him this much, and it's throwing his whole shit off. Would Garrot fight the Princess for him?? The idea seems absurd!

"It's okay," he says quickly, trying to remove Luka out from under Garrot's anger. He reaches up almost thoughtlessly and sets a hand flat in the middle of Garrot's chest, trying to calm him.

"It was Five. Have you met her yet? She's okay. She was able to get away, and Luka seems to understand better now," he says, his voice beginning to trail off as he adds, "That they're not just fodder for him."