"The memories that were given to us were planted," he amends quickly, meeting her gaze with his immediately after her first question. He doesn't want her to think that he regrets what he did, in the situation that they were in.
...he is surprised to find that is true, and the things that she is saying are also true.
"I would not know where to being speaking to him. I think -- I will give him some time before the subject is breached." The moment that she flinches away from him, he takes an instinctive step forward -- it may come off as aggressive, with the speed that he moves, but he is in fact reaching a hand toward her.
"And how do you know?" His voice is gentle, and he sets his hand on her shoulder if she'll let him. "You advise me to speak to Kevin Tran, but you will not take the same chance on this girl?" He swallows thickly. "There is no reason that you cannot be as free from my brother here as you were only a few days ago, if you are willing to try."
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...he is surprised to find that is true, and the things that she is saying are also true.
"I would not know where to being speaking to him. I think -- I will give him some time before the subject is breached." The moment that she flinches away from him, he takes an instinctive step forward -- it may come off as aggressive, with the speed that he moves, but he is in fact reaching a hand toward her.
"And how do you know?" His voice is gentle, and he sets his hand on her shoulder if she'll let him. "You advise me to speak to Kevin Tran, but you will not take the same chance on this girl?" He swallows thickly. "There is no reason that you cannot be as free from my brother here as you were only a few days ago, if you are willing to try."