"Well, I don't know if  would say I trust you yet." Mel protested indignantly, resting her feet up on an unused stool. "Just perhaps that I am not as close-minded as the rest of my kin. Or that I am foolishly curious, it was bound to backfire on me sooner or later." she grimaced slightly at the thought of the scolding she was no doubt in for in the near future. "Father will have plenty to say on it when he finds out, I am sure."