[ He almost says friend, but catches himself; Bradley might be right behind him (he's not, he'd probably catch a whiff of his cologne first), or at the other end of the promenade listening, and he respects him enough to realize that'd probably piss him off, so he says instead: ]
—an ally of mine.
[ ...
He turns to the direction of the voice, not quite looking at her, curious look on his face. ]
no subject
[ He almost says friend, but catches himself; Bradley might be right behind him (he's not, he'd probably catch a whiff of his cologne first), or at the other end of the promenade listening, and he respects him enough to realize that'd probably piss him off, so he says instead: ]
—an ally of mine.
[ ...
He turns to the direction of the voice, not quite looking at her, curious look on his face. ]
Do you know him?