“I trust your best,” she says, her glare morphed into something a little less angry but no less intense. “And part of your best has always been trusting me, and doing what you can to prepare me for the life I’m going to find, even though you know other people will judge you for it. For treating me like the person I am rather than what you think is best for me, and helping me learn how to choose as safely as you can. So I will go with you to Thiano so you can help me learn, and I won’t try the same thing on my own because I trust you when you tell me it’s too dangerous or I’m not ready. Okay?”
