It takes a specific combination of entitlement and bad attitude to get under Kit's skin enough to the point where he'll lash out. Vandelin isn't there yet by a long shot--and Kit knows he's not at his best given the palpable tension in the room already--but that comment earns him a look from the dwarf that is sharp, difficult to read. (Approximating it, it's somewhere along the lines of, 'I don't owe you shit, man,' and also, 'wait, maybe I want to owe you shit.' ...It's a complicated look.)

He presses his lips together and says nothing, then drops his gaze down to the top of his crutch.