[ Realistically, it's probably just an oversight on the so-called Welcoming Committee's part. One man, however bookish or magical (a part of him still scoffs at the word despite being exposed to it every day since his arrival), can't possibly be expected to greet every naked arrival that's dragged through some Force-forsaken pond into a frigid landscape.
That doesn't stop Cassian from snorting at the comparison as he subtly guides them around a pack of rather rowdy werewolves who definitely aren't watching where they're going. He doesn't reach out to touch her - no, that would probably get him a proper punch to the gut - rather he angles his body inwards, quietly nudging her towards the outer edges of the lane they're in. There's another reason for it though. The sizzling of the grills around them and the hawkers calling out further masks their voices at least until they're able to get out of here. ]
You don't believe him? A castle that large and with what they're saying about the queen?
[ Call it his paranoia, but there's enough similarities between the Empire and Castle Nott than he'd like. It didn't take much to persuade someone to send people to jail. Case in point, him being sent to Narkina 5 for looking suspicious while running. ]
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That doesn't stop Cassian from snorting at the comparison as he subtly guides them around a pack of rather rowdy werewolves who definitely aren't watching where they're going. He doesn't reach out to touch her - no, that would probably get him a proper punch to the gut - rather he angles his body inwards, quietly nudging her towards the outer edges of the lane they're in. There's another reason for it though. The sizzling of the grills around them and the hawkers calling out further masks their voices at least until they're able to get out of here. ]
You don't believe him? A castle that large and with what they're saying about the queen?
[ Call it his paranoia, but there's enough similarities between the Empire and Castle Nott than he'd like. It didn't take much to persuade someone to send people to jail. Case in point, him being sent to Narkina 5 for looking suspicious while running. ]