[If Jane made a habit of standing down every time she was afraid of something she wouldn't be the person she was today, and she's been through a lot in the past few years to have brought her to this point. The wide-eyed young woman fresh out of the Congo might never have thought to stand up for herself against Caster the way she had.]
I don't see why I should see your word as any less than any other's. [She says that so easily but the truth is, even if she knew Caster's past, she would likely think the same thing.] But you're quite right. It isn't your business.
[Jane loosely folds her arms. If that had been understood from the beginning perhaps Hypnos would have never had to get involved. Ah, but what happened happened... no point in lingering on it.]
I won't betray him. I don't betray the people I care about.
[True, Jane could be lying, that was a very real possibility. But she was exhausted, and being constantly suspicious and guarded was tiring in its own way- a tiredness that worked its way deep into her bones and made everything ache.
But she'd warned her. Beyond that, it wasn't her business. They'd both already reiterated that. Perhaps she could afford to take Jane at her word. She didn't seem the type for such a bold-faced lie.
...And besides, it meant something that Jane was willing to give her word the same consideration and weight as anyone else. In turn, she settled for giving Jane's words the same respect.]
In that case, I shouldn't have anything to worry about.
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I don't see why I should see your word as any less than any other's. [She says that so easily but the truth is, even if she knew Caster's past, she would likely think the same thing.] But you're quite right. It isn't your business.
[Jane loosely folds her arms. If that had been understood from the beginning perhaps Hypnos would have never had to get involved. Ah, but what happened happened... no point in lingering on it.]
I won't betray him. I don't betray the people I care about.
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[True, Jane could be lying, that was a very real possibility. But she was exhausted, and being constantly suspicious and guarded was tiring in its own way- a tiredness that worked its way deep into her bones and made everything ache.
But she'd warned her. Beyond that, it wasn't her business. They'd both already reiterated that. Perhaps she could afford to take Jane at her word. She didn't seem the type for such a bold-faced lie.
...And besides, it meant something that Jane was willing to give her word the same consideration and weight as anyone else. In turn, she settled for giving Jane's words the same respect.]
In that case, I shouldn't have anything to worry about.