[She wants to say yes, just because it seems the path of least resistance, least need to explain herself, and her own flaws and faults.
But Olivia doesn't deserve the lie, and so she shakes her head, slowly, biting on her bottom lip.]
I was not in a position to think of friendship then.
[She can't even claim to understand it now, even though she'll ask for it. Doesn't want to think about how she'd felt back then, in the wake of failure, blaming herself for not working fast enough on a cure for Koltira's frenzy.]
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But Olivia doesn't deserve the lie, and so she shakes her head, slowly, biting on her bottom lip.]
I was not in a position to think of friendship then.
[She can't even claim to understand it now, even though she'll ask for it. Doesn't want to think about how she'd felt back then, in the wake of failure, blaming herself for not working fast enough on a cure for Koltira's frenzy.]
But I will take it now.
[Maybe that was good enough.]