Okay.

[ She meets his gaze without flinching or blinking, her expression calm. Her own posture stays upright, not defensive, but not relaxed. Everything she's built has come as a partnership, not one side making a concrete decision over the other; even on the battlefield, she only directs where it seems necessary.

But she is, on a small private level, relieved that he hasn't just immediately flounced off with the offer she's made. It's a start. As long as there's some foundation, however shaky it is, she can work with that.

So she takes a deep breath, lets it out slowly, and lifts her chin as she looks at him. He's taller than her, but she's not going to back down. ]

That's still not the same thing as what I'm asking... but okay.

So I'm going to assume you mean you'll extend this "truce" to me? But what about the rest of it?