The implication is loud and clear and hits much harder than she would have expected... as does the choice at hand.

"Why?" she she hisses, shaking her head. There's a touch of relief that, okay, he's not a horrible person in choosing to spare her from manipulation, but then-

"That idiot... we're..." There's very little conviction in her voice, even as she backs away from Duke, still clutching the book. She's not sure whether to confront Zaveid or to avoid him for the rest of...forever.