"But then why say it if it's not true?" she asked tearfully. His cursing had brought her eyes back on him and she wasn't sure what to believe anymore. She searched his face, his eyes, for truth.

"I don't know what to think, Mondo. He... I-If I had never met him, I... I don't think I could've trusted humans again and now... h-he says not to trust anyone or I'll get hurt like he hurt me. But I... I want to trust. And I want to trust in you, too."

She hiccuped and quietly added, "...Can't I?"