[And he means that. He wouldn't hurt her; he doesn't consider it a slight for her to live, sleep, and Bond with Mello.
He glances sharply back over his shoulder at her pledge, because it seems... ambitious.]
I fully expect you to take the side of your Bonded, should it come to that... but I also expect that you wouldn't let him take this opportunity to kill me. I understand that correctly, yes?
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[And he means that. He wouldn't hurt her; he doesn't consider it a slight for her to live, sleep, and Bond with Mello.
He glances sharply back over his shoulder at her pledge, because it seems... ambitious.]
I fully expect you to take the side of your Bonded, should it come to that... but I also expect that you wouldn't let him take this opportunity to kill me. I understand that correctly, yes?