Yes, I'm sure you believed he was well out of your life.

[ this she says rather than acknowledge that it's her they're talking about. she doesn't want to think about kirigan, exactly. she'd rather think about these two, and what they'd done to one another. what they'll continue to do to one another. ]

People trust him, here. He's going to use that. [ does she mean aleksander or terry? they're one in the same, in so many ways. ] And it will get easier and easier to malign anyone who opposes him.