Her face hardened into opacity. "Entirely, thank you. I have a good deal in mind of that nature, as I'm sure you can understand."
She looked at his pained expression, and her own gentled. "I understand what you're doing," she said, "and I hold you harmless for it. There isn't any other way, and I need this. What you learn -- well, I'll have to trust you with it, won't I?"