'This... this is not someone that runs through the fire when the heat reach the roof...' she thought, ending her internal dialogue. She led both of them to take a left turn, away from the main street and into a somewhat tight, shadowed corner.
The backs of many tall buildings and apartment complexes formed the walls of this urban canyon, with a tangled mess of external AC units, verandas, back gates, and emergency building exits facing the two of them as they walked deeper into the shadowy, cool, interlocking corner.
"...Your job is to simply do as you are freaking told, Sanji. Not to debate the merits of each order," Ariko firmly reminded him, a part of her almost hoping he wouldn't heed her, that he'd argue back in the nearest future, so she could finally have a reason to get rid of him quick... Quite a vile thought to have about her supposed partner, but she couldn't really kill him for something like that.
It doesn't just make sense.