Whether it was rational or not, Jyn felt a stab of guilt at that. She should have told him as much outright instead of leaving him to wonder. None of this came with any sort of guidebook, though. The very idea of it — meeting someone again, starting from scratch after having known them before — ought to have been impossible. All she could do was fumble her way through it and hope she didn't do any irreparable damage.

He may have told her that she could tell him anything without worrying that he would leave over it, but it wasn't as if she could blame him if that changed.

"I don't," she answered, looking up to try to meet his eyes so he would know she was telling the truth. "I would tell you if I did. I never wanted to... to push you to tell me anything. This is new."