Dani stared at her blankly, almost seeming as if she didn't register the words. Of course, she did and at the moment, there were just so many conflicting emotions and feelings and memories in her head as a result. What she saw, what she herself has experienced, and just things she's learned.

"...yet Iniss isn't like that," she said. "Not that I'm saying he hasn't done bad things, but there's never been a point he has done harm for no reason as Tom's first host did and maybe your Yeerk did, without needing to protect himself. Maybe he does further in your timeline, but people can change. Can be changed and I won't hold a crime he hasn't committed against him, so please don't bring up the reasons Rachel was sent to kill him." Her voice is soft, sad, and quite honestly, tired.

"And the thing is, had I seen any evidence of Iniss lying to me, using me, if any of his change was not sincere, I would have ripped him out of Tom without a second thought," she said. "But I didn't. And now it's gotten to the point where he has agreed to leave Tom for several days simply because I asked. Because he's changing. And even though I offered a few times, he's insisted that I never take him into my head."