Your allegiances. [They're only playing roles. This isn't a real thing at all. At least, maybe it's just easier for Beatrix not to view it as a real thing.] No matter.
[Beatrix shakes her head, continuing to survey around them. She's wary. But honestly, when isn't she? From the very beginning, she's been guarded. To the point of being rather the opposite of personable.]
You are already a step ahead. If you hold onto those theories, brace yourself for that potential, you will have a better advantage should my suspicions prove true. I suppose you are free to stay with me if you believe that will allow you some reprieve from this concern of yours.
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[Beatrix shakes her head, continuing to survey around them. She's wary. But honestly, when isn't she? From the very beginning, she's been guarded. To the point of being rather the opposite of personable.]
You are already a step ahead. If you hold onto those theories, brace yourself for that potential, you will have a better advantage should my suspicions prove true. I suppose you are free to stay with me if you believe that will allow you some reprieve from this concern of yours.