[ It’s the accusation of keeping his Shard as a pet that causes a hot spark of offense. ]

¡Absolutamente no! I was keeping him safe, but… They don’t just stay unaware forever, yes? Once he, um, woke up, I was trying to make sure he wasn’t just in there by himself. That’s cruel…

[ The rest… She can’t exactly deny, and she doesn’t even know who it was that got Silco. Honestly, she assumes it was Sebastian. The truth is worse… ]

I didn’t know what to do, so I was at least keeping him comfortable, I think.