[ He will get to see more of her violent streak come out. Annie is a killer. It used to be just about survival, but she is starting to get a taste for it. She also craves a chance to truly gain the kind of power that might banish away the nightmares she has.

Sadly the only way to do that is to find a way to punch her way through the Sea of Stars. To know that there is no true limit and that the lost souls of those she loves so dearly can be snatched back and given a final rest. That kind of power won't come cheaply.

She knows that. ]

I can admit it was a... calculation deciding to let my guard down around you. You'd be able to see around most ploys, so I decided that I was never going to lie to you.

Or like, you know, try and manipulate you. You're ten thousand years old, Lucius. I couldn't out think you. It helped me just act like myself without any fronts. Most other people I'm trying to think of if I need to be several steps ahead. I think my favorite people here are the ones I don't have the need to manipulate.