Again, Nina Rodriguez did not move a finger to get the fork. Even if Traudel did, at the corner of her vision, she did not follow. Staring at the meat, she listened to the admiral trying to not lose a word of her words.
After Herzsprung finished to tell what she needed to say, a moment of awkward silence lay in the room. Seeing that everyone had started to attack their meal, unconsciously, Nina grabbed the fork and started eating as well. One bite in the meat. It tasted like beef. ''Was she trying to destabilize me?'' Unsure, she still eats in silence. After a second bite, she cleared her throat.
Before saying anything, she thought twice about what to say. ''Traudel, do I say everything? Even our relationship? If I say everything, do you think I will leave sooner? Will you forgive me?'' It was hard to get an answer at this moment in the company of Herzsprung. On the other hand, she did not want to expose Traudel. It was hard and it finished appearing on the corsair's face. She sighed.
''I- The first time I arrived in Rheinland, I fell on a military. We exchanged words and we began to buid a some kind of mutual respect between us. With the following days, I attacked the same pilot and for the first time, when her ship was on fire, I had pity. I stopped firing and let the pilot leave. The other day, I offered to the pilot some flight lessons and she accepted my offer. It was hard to find proper moments but when we could see each other, we did... We also ended up to be... closer.'' After saying this, she did not look at Traudel. But she hoped that she said enough to not expose her.
