"No- I understand. Trust me." Gretel sighed, putting her hand down from her head in order to meet Emma's eyes. "That... wasn't the way we did things. We would've been dead in the candy witch's cottage if we hadn't..."
Her voice trailed a bit, trying to find appropriate words. Hansel would've just blurted gory details; she was at least trying to be civilized. "-gone on the offensive. And we wouldn't have been forced into this life at all if our mother had just defended herself."
She sighed again- she wanted off this subject. "Altruism isn't exactly great for survival."