Jesper sighs and leans into the embrace. It can't solve everything but it does make him feel better. He takes Mat's hand and walks them into his house, the one he helped Mat make all that time ago. It's a common space when it's not Jesper's own, and he doesn't want to be out in the open. If he gets emotional, the last thing he wants is someone on the outside witnessing it. He puts on an act for a lot of people, but not for Mat.

"I can feel Adlewyrd weaseling into me, Mat. I sensed it before it became obvious." Technically he figured it out at the same time, since he had to touch someone in order for the first reaction to happen, but it was enough. He figured it out before it was widespread because he has a sharp memory for the worst things.

He flops down on Mat's bed, their bed, rubbing hands over his face. "I want to gamble. I want to cause trouble." Murder and mayhem come to him when he's at his high, keeping away from it is hard when he's feeling manic.