Aery scoffed. "I wouldn't dream of it. I only murder when there's something to be had from it. Besides a ticket to prison."
Peter came up on her other side, grabbing her hand a little more aggressively than was strictly necessary. Was he really thinking that she was trying to flirt with the boy? She'd have a talk with him later.
"As far as following you, you intrigue me. How a young gentleman like yourself has made your way so far as you have in the world, but alone. I'd rather like to invite you to train with us, physical endurance and hand-to-hand combat, if you would like to." Peter tensed up, digging his thumbnail into Aery's palm. She gritted her teeth and pinched him back until he let go.
Kyle and Jon grabbed her by the waist, picked her up in the air, shaking her. "Are you crazy?!" they whispered loudly.
"Boys, put me down." she snapped. "I was HOPING you lot wouldn't make a scene. Why shouldn't I extend an offer to another young gentleman of a similar caliber of training as our own? You boys have got to be tired of getting beaten by me." The boys flipped her over and let go of her abruptly, and, twisting in midair, she landed lightly on her feet, resuming walking like nothing had happened.
Looking at Orion from the corner of her eye, she kept walking, tucking her hands into her shorts pockets. She was rather excited at the prospect of training with him.