The Sentinels shillelagh

you did promise me those things, deirdre relented, her eyes falling back to her. i will not question you, doing what you did. i know your heart, as larkspurs is, is pure. but what i will ask of you is to not leave me blind to these things! if i am meant to lead, then i cannot be the fool, the words were punctuated with the forward-thrust of her ears. while some of her felt betrayed, the better part knew that starbuck had not intended ill in doing what she had.

deirdre sighed, at the thought. is she alright, she asked at length, worried that perhaps starbuck, herself, for all her affection, might despise her for her own choices.