[This isn't like last time, where he was mistrustful of Lucretia and wanted to keep her at a distance because it felt safer that way. He needs her help, he wants her to trust that he's doing the right thing.]
The whispering won't stop, Lucretia.
[There's a little desperation in that and despite how things are between them, he reaches out a hand for her, as if somehow that will help.]
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[This isn't like last time, where he was mistrustful of Lucretia and wanted to keep her at a distance because it felt safer that way. He needs her help, he wants her to trust that he's doing the right thing.]
The whispering won't stop, Lucretia.
[There's a little desperation in that and despite how things are between them, he reaches out a hand for her, as if somehow that will help.]