As soon as James said it, Remus realized he had been stupid for not having anticipated it. Bringing a star to Remus made a superficial amount of sense, understanding why James would have brought the man here to confirm his story. However, James was the bigger fool in even suggesting that’d he’d stay for any amount of time.<br/>It made Remus’ expression close off, both startled and discomforted, feeling like it was well past the point of intrusive; it was outright unsafe.<br/>“He can’t,” Remus dismissed, offering no further explanation. After all, James knew why, which made his plea seem that much more disappointing.<br/>He glanced over at the stranger, still appearing happily unbothered by the tension he was causing. When he spoke, he directed himself to James. “I’m sorry, but no.”