He saw the lie as plainly as he heard it and considered it in a length of silence. How would she react if he were to speak against it? Those waters were always dangerous to tread. Even in the company of those empowered in their own way, exposing his own always came with extra danger. He could hardly blame them; one's own thoughts and feelings were one's own. It would be unnerving to know they weren't sealed and silent.

What would make her happy, then? To accept the spoken word or fight for the feelings behind them? What was Blue in his right to choose?

Heavy thinking for barely an acquaintance. Blue felt another wave of fatigue, his eyes half-closing even as he mulled over his choices.

"As you say, Aileen," he said at last, betraying his senses.