Luka freezes up when Garrot so casually drops the fact that he apparently knows about his visit to Gyre's camp. Luka had been so careful not to let anyone know where he was going, and here was a third party already alluding to it the very next day.
The list of possible culprits for sharing this information was fairly short: Gyre or the Protector, and Luka doubts that Garrot has had time to rendezvous with the Protector between now and then. Luka bristles with anger and embarrassment as he thinks about Gyre gossiping about their meeting, betraying his trust, and about how Garrot seemed to be lording that information over him in the moment.
"I... um." Luka hesitates, uncharacteristically unsure of himself. He considers denying it happened altogether. It's not hard to believe he wouldn't have wanted anything to do with the guy who punched him that very same day, after all.
"I don't know what you think we talked about, but you have the wrong idea." His words are curt and barely concealing his anger. "Put me down. I want to walk again."
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The list of possible culprits for sharing this information was fairly short: Gyre or the Protector, and Luka doubts that Garrot has had time to rendezvous with the Protector between now and then. Luka bristles with anger and embarrassment as he thinks about Gyre gossiping about their meeting, betraying his trust, and about how Garrot seemed to be lording that information over him in the moment.
"I... um." Luka hesitates, uncharacteristically unsure of himself. He considers denying it happened altogether. It's not hard to believe he wouldn't have wanted anything to do with the guy who punched him that very same day, after all.
"I don't know what you think we talked about, but you have the wrong idea." His words are curt and barely concealing his anger. "Put me down. I want to walk again."