Ben couldn't relate. He had made a lot of mistakes in his life; his brother could attest to that. Still, he had never made a mistake of the caliber they were discussing now. Even as Ben replayed some of his biggest blunders in his head, he could defend most of them. His execution had been off on a lot of things, but his intentions had almost always been good. He put himself into bad situations to help people, when he could. He made sacrifices, though not ones that always turned out for the best. His mistakes were in line with what he supposed his character to be. If he had ever done something like she had done — taking away someone's agency to save herself — it would have meant redefining what he knew about himself. He wouldn't have wanted to live with the knowledge that he was capable of that, even under stress.

Which led to one of the bigger issues: he supposed he had never forgiven Melody for what she'd done that night. He didn't know if he ever would.

"Do you think you trust me now?" He asked seriously, frowning at her.

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