Hector's face wrinkled, for an instant. He didn't think it was a good idea-it was too soon to last nights scare. He was surprised by this flare of protectiveness, and he didn't want to tell her she shouldn't. He was just a random dude. It would be presumptive to tell her not to-right?"Yeah, we should cut those up," Persepolis replied. She took a few of the tubers from the pile and started using her machete to chop them, careful not to cut herself.
Thinking out loud, Perspolis said, "Luna doesn't want me doing parkour or anything today, pushing myself too hard and all that. But I'm thinking about going to and working on improving my skills so I can hopefully use parkour in combat." She glanced at Hector, watching for a reaction.