Having said her piece, she doesn't rush to fill the silence, instead giving Cassandra time to analyse, to consider.

'I must try to see the best in him, but that doesn’t mean losing sight of his faults. I might think that what he did is understandable, but it was still a terrible thing. I'll stay a little wary, as long as I need to.'

But now she's afraid that she's missing something. 'I won't pry into your fears, but - what do you think it might cost, to try? I weighed it against the cost of inaction, and compared to that, almost any plan will look favorable, even those unlikely to succeed.'