It was kind of him to offer, and she could hear from his tone that he meant it. He'd meant it a few times before, actually. Unfortunately for her but fortunately for his ability to sleep at night, she couldn't explain a lot of her life.
"I appreciate the offer, but there are things I can't talk about. Things I might never be able to talk about," she told him honestly. "It's not so much that I don't want to, although part of it is that. It's more that if I say anything, you'll be in danger."
That sounded dramatic and she knew it, but it was true. And the risk wasn't just from Section. Any of Sections' enemies would be glad to have a friend of an operative to torture.
"As far as I can tell, the people that would come after you aren't in Darrow, but if any of them ever arrive, we're both at risk. If you want to walk away, knowing that, I don't blame you."
She hoped he didn't. She really hoped he didn't. On the other hand every preservation instinct that he had probably told him to do it, though, and she truly wouldn't blame him if he did.
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"I appreciate the offer, but there are things I can't talk about. Things I might never be able to talk about," she told him honestly. "It's not so much that I don't want to, although part of it is that. It's more that if I say anything, you'll be in danger."
That sounded dramatic and she knew it, but it was true. And the risk wasn't just from Section. Any of Sections' enemies would be glad to have a friend of an operative to torture.
"As far as I can tell, the people that would come after you aren't in Darrow, but if any of them ever arrive, we're both at risk. If you want to walk away, knowing that, I don't blame you."
She hoped he didn't. She really hoped he didn't. On the other hand every preservation instinct that he had probably told him to do it, though, and she truly wouldn't blame him if he did.