She didn't lie - that is very complicated. It does make him slightly less frustrated, conceptually, than the idea of someone purposefully beating her about the head in that context. Drugging and kidnapping is still a lot, though, even from his perspective.
"I can see that making a lasting impression," he says, frowning. "Insomuch as the head injury would allow." He certainly doesn't seem to view it as trivial 'angst' at the least, even if he isn't totally sure how bothered she is by it on an emotional level.
"Were you merely a victim of circumstance that time as well? Or was there some value to kidnapping you in particular? I can't say I would peg you as a would-be murderer without solid reasoning."
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"I can see that making a lasting impression," he says, frowning. "Insomuch as the head injury would allow." He certainly doesn't seem to view it as trivial 'angst' at the least, even if he isn't totally sure how bothered she is by it on an emotional level.
"Were you merely a victim of circumstance that time as well? Or was there some value to kidnapping you in particular? I can't say I would peg you as a would-be murderer without solid reasoning."