She takes a breath, lets the offer sit in the air for a moment, before she decides to speak.
"...Your past is not a story I am owed. Nor will I try and drag it out of you when it's not my business to be prying into. As I said before, I won't ask you to revisit something painful. Mr. Ossie and Giles understood this, when I explained it to them. They have the faith that you will do better, be better. That what happened there, it doesn't necessitate unchanging eternity."
Here, Helena pauses, because here is the but that she has been dwelling on. The condition of her offering out again. It's about her need to be the person who is kind, now, echoes in her head.
"Giles said that there are measures in place for safety's sake, should something cause a return. I know, it's a demand to make, but frankly speaking, I don't know any of you enough to go solely on your word about a vague concept. I...would feel a lot better, if I knew what those were."
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"...Your past is not a story I am owed. Nor will I try and drag it out of you when it's not my business to be prying into. As I said before, I won't ask you to revisit something painful. Mr. Ossie and Giles understood this, when I explained it to them. They have the faith that you will do better, be better. That what happened there, it doesn't necessitate unchanging eternity."
Here, Helena pauses, because here is the but that she has been dwelling on. The condition of her offering out again. It's about her need to be the person who is kind, now, echoes in her head.
"Giles said that there are measures in place for safety's sake, should something cause a return. I know, it's a demand to make, but frankly speaking, I don't know any of you enough to go solely on your word about a vague concept. I...would feel a lot better, if I knew what those were."