[ Right. Willow is worried. It makes sense. He knows what paranoia is like, knows how and why someone might look for threats even from people they'd normally trust.
Which is why there's another pause from Ford once Willow has made her most recent offer - and more importantly, her most recent request for information. Because he gets where she's coming from - gets it better than most people would. And that's the thing, really. He gets it well enough that he's suddenly not sure Ozpin is the only one she'll see as a threat. ]
Willow...
[ There's a new edge to his voice, something restrained, reserved, a little closed off. He doesn't sound angry or annoyed or even properly cold, but there's a guarded quality to his tone when he continues. ]
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Which is why there's another pause from Ford once Willow has made her most recent offer - and more importantly, her most recent request for information. Because he gets where she's coming from - gets it better than most people would. And that's the thing, really. He gets it well enough that he's suddenly not sure Ozpin is the only one she'll see as a threat. ]
Willow...
[ There's a new edge to his voice, something restrained, reserved, a little closed off. He doesn't sound angry or annoyed or even properly cold, but there's a guarded quality to his tone when he continues. ]
Did you know that Mabel is also a Vileblood?