Jesper has wondered himself why they would take him here, if they had the ability to pick people, when it was something of a cruel choice. But if he wasn't there, Inej would be alone, and that would be worse. He would pick to be here if it meant he was there for her. Jesper's loyalty is one of his defining characteristics, he'd put his happiness on the whole without hesitation for the people he loves.
The story he is telling is actually quite sad. That is what Jesper is getting from it. To be a ghost, lost and unwanted, and he can sympathize with being a monster in the eyes of some. It is exactly what the Grisha go through at times. His eyebrows furrow at the servant part though, that seems ... very questionable, to take advantage of someone like that.
"Hey." Jesper pauses in their walk and turns to face him. "You don't have to worry about what other people thought about you before. All that matters is who you are now." He taps Wen Kexing's chin gently to try and catch his gaze with his gray eyes. He is serious, despite all his humor. It seems wrong to encourage someone to as anything other than free with a fresh start here.
"There are people back home who think my kind are monsters simply for breathing. They're idiots. I know we just met, but you should know I'm not a judgmental person." Whatever he did or didn't do, whatever. Jesper's a killer, a criminal, there's a lot of darkness behind his humorous easy-going nature, and he is kind and accepting as part of it. "And he shouldn't have taken advantage of you."
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The story he is telling is actually quite sad. That is what Jesper is getting from it. To be a ghost, lost and unwanted, and he can sympathize with being a monster in the eyes of some. It is exactly what the Grisha go through at times. His eyebrows furrow at the servant part though, that seems ... very questionable, to take advantage of someone like that.
"Hey." Jesper pauses in their walk and turns to face him. "You don't have to worry about what other people thought about you before. All that matters is who you are now." He taps Wen Kexing's chin gently to try and catch his gaze with his gray eyes. He is serious, despite all his humor. It seems wrong to encourage someone to as anything other than free with a fresh start here.
"There are people back home who think my kind are monsters simply for breathing. They're idiots. I know we just met, but you should know I'm not a judgmental person." Whatever he did or didn't do, whatever. Jesper's a killer, a criminal, there's a lot of darkness behind his humorous easy-going nature, and he is kind and accepting as part of it. "And he shouldn't have taken advantage of you."