Jesper doesn't really come out with this information right away, he likes to be the carefree roguish type who never seems like he's worried or at risk for anything. He showed off his abilities on the supply run on purpose and the telekinesis probably would've been fine, even if the level of which he showed with his blades was up there, but it's not that unusual magic. But of course he went too far, he got cocky. He hasn't been living with the fear.
"If it's not me, it's Ciri. They know someone did something suspicious that day, and I'll be damned if I let anything I did fall on her head. It's important they don't know about her teleporting, I don't know why, but it is." Jesper just knows that she was hesitant about it the way he was, which means there are reasons she doesn't need to share about why that is a secret to her. Jesper is a very simple guy when it comes down to it. His loyalty to others always matters more to him than himself. "If it's one of us, it has to be me. It was me." And maybe he can divert them if they look at her.
Jesper is actually a fantastic liar, and most of the time he would have faith in his ability to shrug things off or joke about it until everyone was at ease. But this is likely to make him tense. His mind is going over a variety of options. He has to talk with Kaz and Inej. There may be a smart way to do this.
"Magic isn't illegal here. The only suspicious thing is that we hid it." And both he and Ciri had their reasons for doing that. What if he just admits to it? Explains why he'd want to hide it, it's not like the Summoned aren't somewhat known in their existence. The point is if those are the only abilities they know, it's not that dangerous. "Thank you for giving me a head's up and covering for it, but this is my mess. And maybe they pay well, who knows." He could use the money, after spending all of theirs.
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"If it's not me, it's Ciri. They know someone did something suspicious that day, and I'll be damned if I let anything I did fall on her head. It's important they don't know about her teleporting, I don't know why, but it is." Jesper just knows that she was hesitant about it the way he was, which means there are reasons she doesn't need to share about why that is a secret to her. Jesper is a very simple guy when it comes down to it. His loyalty to others always matters more to him than himself. "If it's one of us, it has to be me. It was me." And maybe he can divert them if they look at her.
Jesper is actually a fantastic liar, and most of the time he would have faith in his ability to shrug things off or joke about it until everyone was at ease. But this is likely to make him tense. His mind is going over a variety of options. He has to talk with Kaz and Inej. There may be a smart way to do this.
"Magic isn't illegal here. The only suspicious thing is that we hid it." And both he and Ciri had their reasons for doing that. What if he just admits to it? Explains why he'd want to hide it, it's not like the Summoned aren't somewhat known in their existence. The point is if those are the only abilities they know, it's not that dangerous. "Thank you for giving me a head's up and covering for it, but this is my mess. And maybe they pay well, who knows." He could use the money, after spending all of theirs.