The next day, Jesper wakes up with screaming. He feels half-dead as he gets up to see where the noise is coming from. He finds out it's from the room where they stashed the Tutor.
Jesper ended up sleeping at the Slat last night, curious to see if the Tutor would end up speaking, but no luck. They tried to make him, but he didn't open his mouth, only told them he would call the police as soon as he could, - shutting up when they reminded him of the illegal videos he had made. They let him sleep without food to see if that would make him more open to dialogue.
He has seen very little of Inej last night, so he supposes she's trying to find something they can use as leverage.
"What's going on?" He mumbles at the door of the Tutor's room.
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"Yes!" Wylan looks at him, his knuckles white from where they're pressing against his watch. "It was all my fault. I should have been more careful, maybe search the place for cameras. Definitely not kiss people in public places. God, I'm such a moron. Everyone knew he was the first suspect and I've been defending him. I've been worried sick about what might happen to him if this all blew up, asking my father to warn him. Father probably knew he was the one to do it, he was so against telling him..."
"I'm sorry, but that's bullshit." Jesper interrupts him. "None of this was your fault. Kissing people and trusting people are not crimes. Not in this country at least." He was the one exasperated with Wylan for trusting people blindly, but seeing the princeling blaming himself, he wants to make him feel better.
Wylan doesn't even seem to have heard him. "I'm the Prince. I have a dutty with my family and my country, I can't go around making stupid decisions. Everything I do have consequences." He states it, like he's reading from a script, and Jesper can bet that he heard those same words from his father over and over.
He walks the short distance to Wylan and touches his shoulder. The boy …show more content…
Jesper knows he isn't convinced, but hopefully what he said will stay somewhere in his brain in case he ever needs it.
"Do you want to see it?" He asks.
Wylan shakes his head. "I don't think so. Is it- how is the place where it happens?"
"It's a bedroom. Double bed, white walls." Wylan's face is blank. "There's a moon painted on the wall."
Wylan nods. "It's his place. We always went to my place except for this one time. I guess I know why now." He confides.
Jesper is so mad he wants to go into the room where the Tutor is and punch him in the face. But that would give his position away and Kaz doesn't seem to want Wylan to know yet. There will be time for that later.
"I didn't really watch it." He tells him. "Just enough to be sure what it was."
"I don't wanna think about it. If someone had to watch it, I'm glad it was you."
Jesper sighs, but decides to leave it at it. The boy can't see how wrong it is when his trust is betrayed by his friend, he won't see when is broken by a stranger. "Go brush your teeth so we can go see what Kaz wants."
Everyone is expecting them when they get into their reunion room - this time is their most used one. Kaz gives him a signatory look and he shrugs in response, when they sit down, Kaz
Jesper ended up sleeping at the Slat last night, curious to see if the Tutor would end up speaking, but no luck. They tried to make him, but he didn't open his mouth, only told them he would call the police as soon as he could, - shutting up when they reminded him of the illegal videos he had made. They let him sleep without food to see if that would make him more open to dialogue.
He has seen very little of Inej last night, so he supposes she's trying to find something they can use as leverage.
"What's going on?" He mumbles at the door of the Tutor's room.
Kaz and …show more content…
"Yes!" Wylan looks at him, his knuckles white from where they're pressing against his watch. "It was all my fault. I should have been more careful, maybe search the place for cameras. Definitely not kiss people in public places. God, I'm such a moron. Everyone knew he was the first suspect and I've been defending him. I've been worried sick about what might happen to him if this all blew up, asking my father to warn him. Father probably knew he was the one to do it, he was so against telling him..."
"I'm sorry, but that's bullshit." Jesper interrupts him. "None of this was your fault. Kissing people and trusting people are not crimes. Not in this country at least." He was the one exasperated with Wylan for trusting people blindly, but seeing the princeling blaming himself, he wants to make him feel better.
Wylan doesn't even seem to have heard him. "I'm the Prince. I have a dutty with my family and my country, I can't go around making stupid decisions. Everything I do have consequences." He states it, like he's reading from a script, and Jesper can bet that he heard those same words from his father over and over.
He walks the short distance to Wylan and touches his shoulder. The boy …show more content…
Jesper knows he isn't convinced, but hopefully what he said will stay somewhere in his brain in case he ever needs it.
"Do you want to see it?" He asks.
Wylan shakes his head. "I don't think so. Is it- how is the place where it happens?"
"It's a bedroom. Double bed, white walls." Wylan's face is blank. "There's a moon painted on the wall."
Wylan nods. "It's his place. We always went to my place except for this one time. I guess I know why now." He confides.
Jesper is so mad he wants to go into the room where the Tutor is and punch him in the face. But that would give his position away and Kaz doesn't seem to want Wylan to know yet. There will be time for that later.
"I didn't really watch it." He tells him. "Just enough to be sure what it was."
"I don't wanna think about it. If someone had to watch it, I'm glad it was you."
Jesper sighs, but decides to leave it at it. The boy can't see how wrong it is when his trust is betrayed by his friend, he won't see when is broken by a stranger. "Go brush your teeth so we can go see what Kaz wants."
Everyone is expecting them when they get into their reunion room - this time is their most used one. Kaz gives him a signatory look and he shrugs in response, when they sit down, Kaz