"I'm not quite sure if that was supposed to be a request or a demand," Nikola replied as he tucked his notebook beneath his arm and wandered over towards Helen. Pushing his hands into his pockets, Nikola couldn't help smirk a little at the damsel in distress. It was rather nice to have to rescue Helen for once rather than the usual situation in which she would have to rescue him. "What would you do without me? You do realise I am going to have to get... close to help you up."