"And you don't have to grant your trust if you don't want to. You're the one in charge of this situation. Everyone's going to want to sway you one way or another, and some people will lie to do it. I'm just giving my input, since I have more experience with Yeerks than I hope you ever will." She fidgets again, rubbing the back of her neck with her palm, shifting weight between her feet. She realizes the constant motion just makes her look nervous and like a liar, but can't seem to find it in her now to stop herself.

"As a general rule I don't lie about my own experiences with Yeerks. My relationship with Edriss was...complicated." She chokes the last word out. It's not a way she wants to frame that time. It's easier to just hate and hate and hate and say hate. "I'm aware that some Yeerks have some good in them. Even Edriss was capable of affection."