[If the truth is being stretched anyways, why not just lie? But if Jaskier is laughing and smiling, he's welcome to do whatever he wants. Hector's not wrapped around his finger, it's fine.]
Oh, need to stay away for a project?
[Hector assumes that is the reason Jaskier would want to pull all-nighters. Nightmares or hyper-vigilance or something more sinister don't occur to him.]
I could help test it out. I'm used to keeping odd hours. [He'd offer to help make the potion, but he doesn't want to encroach on a man's pet project.]
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Hector's not wrapped around his finger, it's fine.]Oh, need to stay away for a project?
[Hector assumes that is the reason Jaskier would want to pull all-nighters. Nightmares or hyper-vigilance or something more sinister don't occur to him.]
I could help test it out. I'm used to keeping odd hours. [He'd offer to help make the potion, but he doesn't want to encroach on a man's pet project.]