"He took in someone he could trust, someone who genuinely cared about him, and started with that. Ven worked his way up to trusting other people. One or two, and then adding a little more. It helped heal him, though I know that there are still things he hasn't told me about his past."

Aqua shook her head. She didn't mind that Ven didn't tell her everything. When he was ready, he would tell her. If he never wanted to, then she would respect that.

"My point, Callie, is that I know you can do it. You're intelligent, you know change as intimately as Ven does, and I believe that you're a good person. And...I want you back in the Third Cohort as a full member again."

She meant every word. If Callie had been worth nothing, then Aqua wouldn't have bothered with any of this. The Centurion believed that she was worth more with all her heart, and there wasn't a thing that could change her stance on that.