She'd known this question or one like it was coming, but he'd given her an out from answering it at the same time he asked it. More than one out, actually, and she appreciated that.

"There's not much to say about it," she shrugged. It wasn't exactly a lie, because there wasn't much she could say about it, and the things she could say, people didn't usually want to hear. All the same, she found herself choosing her words more carefully than she might have with someone else. No one liked being lied to. She knew that very well from her time in Section, and she didn't want to do that to Cole.

Of course, being concerned that she didn't lie to Cole meant that she might care about him, and that was a scary thought. It wasn't safe to care about anyone. Someone always got hurt, maybe even killed. It was how her life had always been.

"I didn't save the world or anything. Can't shoot lightning out of my toes, either."