[It's nice to see her looking like her old self. All that's missing is the scheming grin she gets when she's thinking about seducing a duke. It makes Ion smile wider, and he nods with a light laugh.]
Yes. We both will. And I know, Anise.
[He takes her other hand, leaving the glass of water temporarily abandoned.]
I hope you don't forget that the same goes for you, as well. I'm not the Fon Master here...but I am your friend. That won't change, no matter what.
[She stares at him when he takes her hand and - wow. Jeeze, Ion. If only she could get some wealthy duke to hold her hands like this.]
...no matter what, huh? [She smiles faintly. She wonders if he would say that if he knew it was her fault he was going to die.] Y'know, sometimes I think you're a little too trusting...
[She says his name a little urgently, her brows creasing as she pouts.]
That's - that's not... you really should be a little more careful about who you do and don't trust. What if it's someone close to you who can't be trusted?
But what if something really, really bad happened to you because of what they were hiding?
[Just because he wouldn't blame the person keeping secrets from him didn't make it any more right.]
If you could avoid it by being more careful... [She keeps her eyes on their hands, not on him, because she has trouble raising her gaze to his face.] ...shouldn't you do that?
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Yes. We both will. And I know, Anise.
[He takes her other hand, leaving the glass of water temporarily abandoned.]
I hope you don't forget that the same goes for you, as well. I'm not the Fon Master here...but I am your friend. That won't change, no matter what.
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...no matter what, huh? [She smiles faintly. She wonders if he would say that if he knew it was her fault he was going to die.] Y'know, sometimes I think you're a little too trusting...
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Maybe, but I don't mind. I've met so many wonderful people that way.
[He was willing to pay the price if his trust got him into trouble. And surely it would. As they both knew--Anise with far more finality.]
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[She says his name a little urgently, her brows creasing as she pouts.]
That's - that's not... you really should be a little more careful about who you do and don't trust. What if it's someone close to you who can't be trusted?
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If someone close to me is keeping something from me, I'm sure it must be for a good reason. I couldn't possibly blame someone for that.
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[Just because he wouldn't blame the person keeping secrets from him didn't make it any more right.]
If you could avoid it by being more careful... [She keeps her eyes on their hands, not on him, because she has trouble raising her gaze to his face.] ...shouldn't you do that?