"I know you don't. Just...be cautious, I guess." Not that Nadine anticipates a problem, Flagg has so many other things to keep his interest besides some teenage girl she's taken to. But it's just not the safest thing, to be in proximity to Flagg without knowing at least some of what he is.

"He can be hard to predict or understand without knowing him well." That's really what it comes down to, for her. Yes, he has a horrible temper. Yes, he kills people. Yes, he's an anarchist dictator. But he's only dangerous to those who give him a reason to be, as far as Nadine's concerned. "And he's not an easy man to get to know. But there's also a reason our people love him. Why I love him. He can be terrifying and terrible, but he can be wonderful. He's looked out for me almost my whole life."

She knows that in her mind, Susan has to be questioning why she's with a man she has to give warnings about.