Garnet POV

She knew the truth when Jiro spoke it.

She trusted him. He was, despite being in the intelligence trade, the most honest person she knew. Kind, but not given to sugarcoating the truth as he saw it, and he called it like he saw it. He was brutally honest with himself and about himself for the most part.

She twined her arms around his neck and looked up into his aquamarine eyes, which were solemn and stern. “You didn’t see me giving in when ...