Dragged into trouble

Jason had been so engrossed in his discussion with Elder Ben that he didn't even realize that he was the only person occupying him. 

It was when he looked around by chance that he realized that the gazes of the surrounding people started to become more hostile.

This caused him to smile dryly as he felt that it was a little bit ridiculous how petty the messengers of the foreign races were. 

However, Jason still decided that he had asked enough questions even if he had numerous things which he wanted to figure out in his mind. 

Elder Ben noticed that he was holding back from asking more questions, and it didn't take him much effort to understand what silent message had been conveyed to him through the other's body language. 

This caused him to feel as if Jason was more considerate than he looked like, which was great.