[She doesn't want to tell him, just in case he isn't aware of what she had done. The colonel's approval had always been something she had valued, and she knows that telling him about her betrayal would break the trust that exists between them; he had already been suspicious of her in Mt Zaleho, she doesn't want to prove him right.]
[But it sounds like he comes from the future, just like Ion had. Does he know already? He wouldn't be treating her like this if he does, would he?]
[The silence is stretching uncomfortably long. She's not looking down any more, but she still doesn't meet his eyes. What could she say? Some part of her wants to pour everything out, to unburden herself, but at the same time she recoils from the thought of losing the Colonel's sort-of-friendship.]
[Deflecting is probably the best way to go. She tries to pull a smile.]
Oh, just a bit! Um, what about you, Colonel? What's the last thing you remember?
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[She doesn't want to tell him, just in case he isn't aware of what she had done. The colonel's approval had always been something she had valued, and she knows that telling him about her betrayal would break the trust that exists between them; he had already been suspicious of her in Mt Zaleho, she doesn't want to prove him right.]
[But it sounds like he comes from the future, just like Ion had. Does he know already? He wouldn't be treating her like this if he does, would he?]
[The silence is stretching uncomfortably long. She's not looking down any more, but she still doesn't meet his eyes. What could she say? Some part of her wants to pour everything out, to unburden herself, but at the same time she recoils from the thought of losing the Colonel's sort-of-friendship.]
[Deflecting is probably the best way to go. She tries to pull a smile.]
Oh, just a bit! Um, what about you, Colonel? What's the last thing you remember?