"Everyone needs to be bullet-proof. You never know. We're always one step away from a war, love." And Jesper is not going to take any risks with his people. He already failed his kidnapped friends by not being able to protect them. He isn't going to let that happen again. Especially not Wylan, who he's always felt protective of, and now the idea of endangering him is anxiety-provoking.

He reaches out to take Wylan's hand, subconsciously considering how he's feeling, that he needed reassurance he's there. Wylan does know some crazy shit happened recently. Everyone's still adapting. Friends can hold hands, right? "You'll have to meet the engineers. There's this married duo, extremely smart tech nerds. They made the trackers that found our captured people." Jesper figures Wylan can do that when he's ready to get out there. "I think you'd be right up their alley."