[At least he is not so foolish as to press her for information. It would serve only to make her distrust him more, begin to think that despite the fact that he seemed genuinely reluctant to hand over the sacred text that he might have more alternative, information gathering motivations beneath acting far better than she was capable of.
Uncomfortable with admitting her failings, but understanding the... need, to be clear about things, Hayame's jaw is tight, her fingers tight on her arms. It wasn't as if Liem would struggle to envision how she debated, how quickly in their last Veneran encounter that she'd resorted to violence and force when her words had failed. So her first solution...]
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Uncomfortable with admitting her failings, but understanding the... need, to be clear about things, Hayame's jaw is tight, her fingers tight on her arms. It wasn't as if Liem would struggle to envision how she debated, how quickly in their last Veneran encounter that she'd resorted to violence and force when her words had failed. So her first solution...]
... Then we kidnap her ourselves, if need be.
[Surely that... was acceptable?]