Song swallowed down her grin. She could behave. Really. More or less.

"If she were anyone else, I wouldn't believe a word of it, but I know myself, and, well... I'm pretty sure the need to find meaning and purpose against what's expected is well and truly laced through all of me, including the darkest bits. I'm inclined to believe her story because it sounds like something I'd do." She raised one hand, palm up as if weighing something. "Of course, that could have been the point. I'm not yet close enough to tell her lies from her truths."