[ behold. ]

The best way you could thank me is to help me find who is truly behind this... on my own, I fear it may be more difficult. [ She offers him a smile of her own-- if nothing else, he ought to hear it in her tone. She's been called naive, idealistic, soft, whiny... really, she probably believes in people more than she ought to, even though she's been betrayed before. More than once.

But truly, that's just how she is. ]