[Oh no. That is absolutely not what she meant to happen. For a moment Kesara rethinks her promise not to lie to Zach - she could very easily have lied by omission here and not made him angry. She knows he's not angry with her, but she doesn't like that he's angry at all. And he's angry at Royce and even for someone as strong as Zach, Royce is a dangerous person to get started with...]

No, Zach, I'm safe - really I am. It wasn't Duster's fault. Anyone could get lost the way things are now - I saw these things, you see, these mirages. I thought I saw the stars. [Her voice drops a little despite herself. It had not been a happy moment, that sight.] But Duster and Tifa came for us this morning even though it was dangerous. We're fine. It was no big thing.

[She doesn't think she can really calm him down without lying. It wasn't a big thing in her mind - that's no lie - but she can imagine how big it would look from a distance. If it had been Zach in her place she would have said just the same things. Though she hopes she wouldn't have gotten so openly angry.]

But, but it's fine, I'll promise. If I think I'm not safe with them, I'll leave.