"Oh."

Well, then.

She smiles a little, just the softest quirk of one corner of her mouth.

"Can I say you've been a quick study, then? You just need to trust yourself more. And -- "

Well.

" -- trust me, too, not to hurt you with what you tell me. Trust doesn't really come from the head so much as the -- "

This has really gotten awkward suddenly, and her tongue feels like its tripping over itself even as her brain fails to pull in any other word but this one.

" -- heart."