He could read the hesitance in her body language. It wasn't hard, and he knew he would have to speak persuasively to convince her it was safe. Whatever experiences she'd had before this hadn't been good, not only from this reaction but the fear for her friend from earlier. She would be safe in the Hotel; the real real trouble was going to be getting there.

"Quite a lot," he answered honestly. "Most people keep to themselves. There's too many people to bother everyone. I would be there too," he added, "so if it got to be too much we could go somewhere quiet. How does that sound?"