[ Although Inej always wishes to defend her Saints, she understands what Kaz means. The Saints hadn't looked after her when she needed them most, but she believes they acted belatedly. It'd been serendipity that she hadn't been with a client the moment he had entered the Menagerie. Inej doesn't like to think of what her life would be like if she hadn't taken to the shadows and risked everything by speaking to him. ]

You do that, too, you know.

And I know you won't see it that way. You're Kaz Brekker, Dirtyhands who's nothing but as sharp as my blades. But… you did that for me when the Saints weren't watching over me.

[ Or perhaps they put him in her path. Inej likes to think that, but it's a little too romantic for what she knows of his tastes. ]