Trust him. Didn’t he realise she already did? That had been the entire point of telling him everything. Valerie took a moment, finished the beer, and set the bottle down as she looked over the City behind him. When his question hit the blonde looked directly at him, suppressed the frown, and lifted her chin slightly. If he didn’t get it then he didn’t get it, there was nothing she could do about that.

“That’s what you took from that. That I might need convincing.”

One hand lifted to rub her thumb against the corner of her mouth then she shook her head. Honesty felt entirely over-rated in that moment, and with nothing else to add she shrugged and cast her gaze towards the ruined door. “I’m hungry, so I’m going to find somewhere to eat.”