You know, pretty young men like you are the ones I'd suspect most likely to stab me in the back. It wouldn't be the first time.
[But her tone was a little more teasing as she said that- and whilst she still believed the sentiment, Mamoru was someone she was growing to trust.]
...But I believe you.
Come to think of it...you said you came from Japan, didn't you? I wonder, then, if you are familiar with the same myths as me.
[She'd told him a little of her legend- that she was born a Princess, but had been mired in darkness, taking on the mantle of a witch who the world could blame for its evils, but nothing more- and perhaps that would explain some of her paranoia. But if he'd come from Earth...there was a chance her True Name would be familiar from her legend.
She petted her dark Pegasus on the nose as she spoke- who nudged her affectionately in turn- hoping Mamoru would assume she was talking about this creature's origins. That way she'd know if he was familiar with Greek Myth.]
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[But her tone was a little more teasing as she said that- and whilst she still believed the sentiment, Mamoru was someone she was growing to trust.]
...But I believe you.
Come to think of it...you said you came from Japan, didn't you? I wonder, then, if you are familiar with the same myths as me.
[She'd told him a little of her legend- that she was born a Princess, but had been mired in darkness, taking on the mantle of a witch who the world could blame for its evils, but nothing more- and perhaps that would explain some of her paranoia. But if he'd come from Earth...there was a chance her True Name would be familiar from her legend.
She petted her dark Pegasus on the nose as she spoke- who nudged her affectionately in turn- hoping Mamoru would assume she was talking about this creature's origins. That way she'd know if he was familiar with Greek Myth.]