Because I trust everyone until they prove me wrong. Even gods of lies.

( She can't imagine it would ever be a boon to lie to her anyway. She was no one. Nothing. Powerful as she may have been - in the grand scheme of things, if he wanted to manipulate her, he surely would have already.

And if he was, he probably wouldn't be so shocked to hear any of the shit she said. He would have anticipated it. )

The council meeting is a start, but it's nothing if everyone doesn't go to it to voice their opinions. I don't know how to get everyone together otherwise.