That violation, no - he could guess a faint idea that wouldn't come anywhere close to the depth of what was put upon those people but the worst thing she contracted out of them was money. Money was the least important thing in the world. So long as she wasn't out here murdering or maiming people, they'd be okay, generally speaking.

He'd lifted his eyebrows at all the telling but her reassurance about Jeff was needed and taken with a clear relief as Raylan nodded. He felt some kind of way about the guys that do that, violent kind of things that he spared no shame for. Those people deserved whatever hell came to them.

Raylan huffed a laughy kind of breath, lips curling faintly. "No, you're not wrong. I'm glad you got someone to talk to." It was clear how attached Athena was to Jeff, in the way she talked about him, defended him. Raylan could only hope that was really the case.

"I'm gonna take you to the boarding house here. There's a few girls your age. Probably better than dropping you anywhere else. They'll take care of you until you get settled. Explain things better." He didn't know shit about girls but he knew the young ladies at the boarding house would wrap anyone willing under their wing.