"Everyone in Section is officially dead."

It was a short answer and it wouldn't tell him everything he wanted to know, but it was probably enough to explain why she'd stayed with Section. She would elaborate if needed, but she'd rather not. Her answer avoided what exactly they "had" on her, too, which he would almost certainly question either now or at some point in the future. She'd handle it as it came.

Sometimes, in her more contemplative moments, she considered how little she trusted anyone to believe her or stand up for her or back her up. Her life had given her no reason to trust anyone else, though, from childhood on, and that didn't change quickly.