Esmeralda can see the sense in hiding themselves away a little, so she follows Mab quite willingly into the park. She glances back at the other outcasts, gesturing for them to remain a way away, for them not to get involved and escalate the situation.

"My friends aren't looking for trouble, my Lady," she retorts. "None of us are."

As they venture further away from the caravans, and the outcasts watching, Esmeralda's strides match Mab's

"We just want a place to live. These people have made this place their home when they have been left with nowhere else. Where are they supposed to go if you take control of Lewisham?"