“ well, now that would uh. . . that would be rude. you would lack hospitality if you called the cops on me, non? ”
he shrugged, the gesture light and filled with the swagger of a man that was far too used to worming his way out of dire situations.
“ that aside! I was only here to snoop, ---
“Give me a good reason not to call the police and no I don’t know if it could.. I prefer not to take a life..”
He slowly got up, it was clear he was sore but he was willing to give the other a chance to be honest.
“You’re lucky you didn’t set off any alarms.. the outcome would be a lot worse..”