[ Jin Ling turned a bright shade of pink. Somehow that made him feel worse about his behaviour than actually telling him off would have done. ]

I said stand up to me, not defend me!!

Don’t be nice to people who are mean to you!!

Ugh, whatever!! Let’s just find you a place to stay, okay? Then maybe I don’t have to feel so bad about it. Have you eaten? Or slept? How long since you got here, anyway?