Alina faltered at that. "Genya asked me not to say anything. She thought... I told her it wasn't her fault. None of it, but she's worried there are those who will judge her. They'll come up with some story about a wicked Grisha girl tempting the tsar and...it would hurt her even more."
Sad eyes looked to Kirigan. "Please don't tell her I said anything. I know you heard the rumors elsewhere but I don't want her to think I betrayed her trust."