[Aeslyn knew places like that. They went by names like Pearl Lane, Rat's Alley, and the Silver Bazaar, where she came from - and she's spent significant amounts of time in most of them.]

[The usage of past tense doesn't escape her notice, either.] I'm sure you will. He's a little intense right now, but... he'd never pass up the chance to make a good impression on a cute lady. Just don't take him too seriously - it's half act, half reflex, and half genuinely just being the rogue he is at heart.