[A faint look of surprise crossed her face- despite the wince Jane had given just moments earlier, she didn't hesitate for a moment in holding out a hand to her, all the same. Then again, she remembered that Jane was similar in their confrontation. Despite her fear, she wouldn't stand down then, either.
Well...it would be easier if they weren't at odds, wouldn't it? That was why she'd spoken of a truce to start with. It was with that thought in mind she took Jane's hand to shake it. No hidden daggers, no curses, no particular malice.]
That settles it, then.
[She withdrew her hand relatively quickly, focusing on the woman in front of her. When she spoke again, it was calm- that tiredness never really leaving her.]
...For what my word is worth, I don't intend to involve myself in your relationship with my cousin anymore. That's- entirely between the pair of you- it is neither my place, nor my business.
But I won't forgive you if you betray him. I don't want to see my family suffer that way.
[Not the way I suffered.
...She knew she was letting a little too much of her own hand show, but perhaps that was her intention. Rather than a threat, she meant it as some misguided explanation as to why she'd confronted Jane to start with. A way of setting the slate clean, as a facet of their truce.]
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Date: 2022-08-07 09:40 pm (UTC)Well...it would be easier if they weren't at odds, wouldn't it? That was why she'd spoken of a truce to start with. It was with that thought in mind she took Jane's hand to shake it. No hidden daggers, no curses, no particular malice.]
That settles it, then.
[She withdrew her hand relatively quickly, focusing on the woman in front of her. When she spoke again, it was calm- that tiredness never really leaving her.]
...For what my word is worth, I don't intend to involve myself in your relationship with my cousin anymore. That's- entirely between the pair of you- it is neither my place, nor my business.
But I won't forgive you if you betray him. I don't want to see my family suffer that way.
[Not the way I suffered.
...She knew she was letting a little too much of her own hand show, but perhaps that was her intention. Rather than a threat, she meant it as some misguided explanation as to why she'd confronted Jane to start with. A way of setting the slate clean, as a facet of their truce.]