I am not angry. [ bigby has probably said this to her, she realizes, but if there's one thing jade hates more than rude people, it's leaving dirty laundry between her and elizabeth. ] I'm worried, and I am absolutely not going to give you the cold shoulder. That's dumb and I am not dumb like Dad.

[ please note: if there is a bigger daddy's girl in game than jade, we would all like to meet her. that insult has less bite than a pomeranian. ]

I think instead of trying to protect each other, we need to know what is going on, is all. The last thing we need is to be blindsided by something.

[ when jade stands, she puts a hand to her shoulder. ] We are a lot stronger than whatever is happening, right?