{ if she hadn't been he would have had more reservations on her, and at least so far it hadn't seemed fake. granted, a lot of that had changed when he'd learned of who she is. he may not fully agree with archons overall (though that is a topic too deep to get into) he can see that unlike his own archon, she has a much deeper connection with people. }

I know very little of him, if I'm honest. But given what I'm hearing from you, he sounds like a reliable person now, at least.

{ and because of that, he'll try to give her a smile, though she can likely see he's just Trying Very Hard here to keep things somewhat normal. }