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He would - and this meant he would stay.  She breathed out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding as he confirmed, and she gave a toothy smile.  "I'll try not to give you too much run-around keepin up, but no promises."  Recent weeks she hadn't exactly been careful, but with the new responsibility, she would step back a bit.  He was an apt fighter, though, and more important - she doubted he would have issues keeping her in check.  If she needed it.

"Thanks, Raptor," she said finally, allowing some of her relief to show.  It was good to know at least someone would have her back.  She liked a lot of the new crew, but they were new.  It would be some time before they built true trust up.