[The shift in subject was something he immediately latched onto, taking the heat off of him and what he and Richard shared.]
I am not partial to you hanging out with that boy again. He hurt you terribly before, and I have no doubt he will do so again. Build you up and then abandon you; I would cut his throat personally if it wouldn't upset you.
[He might still actually. She'd forgive him... eventually.]
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I am not partial to you hanging out with that boy again. He hurt you terribly before, and I have no doubt he will do so again. Build you up and then abandon you; I would cut his throat personally if it wouldn't upset you.
[He might still actually. She'd forgive him... eventually.]
We can formulate an excuse for that scar.