But it still involves me. I'm properly armed, I'll be cautious.

[She had done everything they had asked until Vincent kept her going. She needed the truth. It was a part of her as much as her Amrita cells and her very blood.

Coming home to her friend despising her wasn't anything she had wanted. Half of her still felt guilty, while the other half of her felt vindictive and angry over what had eventually happened.

She sighed.]

I've eaten a few since then, if I have something on hand to pick out the seeds. I've never tried vanilla custard. I haven't been one for sweets in a long time.

[Re-l looked over at him.]

Iggy used to say that it put weight on me.