Private Finished Victory on a few fronts

Adryan clearly enjoyed the taste of Hah'en's dish, and she felt strange satisfaction at that. She swiftly and brutally crushed and made that feeling disappear, repeating to herself that it didn't matter whether or not Adryan enjoyed the dish. But when Adryan joked about trading dishes Hah'en couldn't help a small smile escaping.

"Certainly not, eat your own dish, scoundrel."
Hah'en retaliated and for dramatic effect pulled her own plate towards herself. Her expression was serious, but it was clear that she had understood that Adryan was just joking.
"And would not trade this dish for one that is clearly not on par with it, I follow the law of equivalent exchange."

The moment Adryan mentioned the smile it disappeared and Hah'en rolled her eyes, giving the man an unimpressed look.
"You must stop overreacting every time I smile. Or are you under the impression that I am completely void of emotion?"
Hah'en shook her head slightly as well and drank some of her water.

"The law only applies to actual exchanges, not petty thieves trying to rob me of my paycheck."
Hah'en said deadpan and stabbed her own food as well, eating a forkful but never taking her unimpressed eyes from Adryan.

Adryan yet again proved his perceptiveness, as he went on tamgent to try and guess the motivations behind her mannerisms and actions. But Adryan didn't know everything, he only got it partly right. Hah'en hummed quietly in thought, and let the silence stretch for a moment before answering.
"'Hate' is a powerful word. Against your belief, it seems, I am not incapable of admitting my mistakes. Yes, you are more than just a petty thief, like all people are more than what they seem. But I will make one thing clear; I do not 'play' anything when in your company."
Hah'en frowned slightly, because she detested that idea. That she would purposefully change the way she portrayed her personality for someone. Yes, sometimes she had to do it, like while working, and Hah'en hated it every time. So why would she do it with Adryan?

"I detest falsehoods and pretenses and I do not see why I should resort to them with you. I have not lied and have not 'played', not unless it has been absolutely necessary, ever since I made your acquaintance."
Since they had gone down this path of honesty Hah'en made sure to lay it all on the table. If their acquaintanceship was going to continue from now on it was necessary. Hah'en didn't feel entirely comfortable exposing her thoughts like this, but she showed none of her discomfort as she kept eating.
"And if you were truly not worth my time we both know I would not have any problem shaking you off, and would do it without a moment's hesitation."

Hah'en supposed Adryan had a point. She did show little signs that she enjoyed herself and when she did they were fleeting. Hah'en pondered this for a moment, paying no mind to Adryan cutting himself off at the end when he had started to say something about her smile.
"I suppose it would seem I am holding back my feelings."
Hah'en admitted, but then nailed Adryan with a serious look.
"But most of my demeanour is just my personality, Adryan. It's not a pretense. I am a withdrawn individual, I don't show much emotion. You may want me to smile more, to show more joy, but it is not that simple. Not to me. What you see is what you will get. You were the one who insisted upon remaining around me, you can leave just as freely."
Hah'en could gone on to explain why she was like she was, but that would've been too far too fast and there was no way Hah'en was going to explain her childhood or former career to Adryan. Even if they were in the midst of setting things straight.

And in the end it finally boiled down to Adryan overreacting to Hah'en's smiles, and how he was going to keep doing it. Hah'en put aside her momentary surprise at the sudden poetic nature of his words and just sighed, pushing some of her hair away from her face.
"Suit yourself, I am much too fatigued to keep arguing with you about it."
Hah'en basically admitted defeat, and ate another forkful of her food. It was depleting more and more by the minute.

"If you insist upon staying then at least do me the courtesy of trying to remain truthful. You now know my preferences, I am asking you to respect them."
Hah'en pointed at Adryan with her fork when she said it, a stern look in her eyes. She felt the need to ask this, because even if it was natural for Adryan to not be honest he should at least know that Hah'en was the exact opposite, and wished for Adryan to at least try and adjust. Because Hah'en and Adryan both knew that she had no reason and no intention to use anything she learned against Adryan unless he purposefully harmed or hindered her.