He bounces. "I'm the world's cutest puppy!"

"Well, I've never seen a cuter one." 

"But why does rice need water, though?"

"I don't know, but we can find out!" 

When sixth period ends and school is out, he takes Leo and goes to Sonja's classroom to meet her. 

Sonja is outside the classroom crying again. 

"Hey. I usually meet Marlo by the bike rack, we can walk with you to your car or the bus stop or wherever it is you walk to." 

"Okay," she says, sniffling. "Why am I the one that's sad, I broke up with her."

"Because breakups are hard and you're worried that everyone hates you now? You have plenty of reasons to be sad." 

"I guess. --I should just get back with her, it'd be easier."

"Maybe in terms of the next week, but you broke up with her for a reason. And I'm not actually sure I've ever heard her go for five minutes at a time without being cruel to someone." 

"I guess I was an idiot for ever liking her but-- she can be great, when she wants to be."

"I get it. Just — most of the time, to most people, she doesn't want to be." 

"And when she does want to be it's usually because she wants something from you." Sonja sighs. "A promise."

"That's not being great. That's being fake." 

"I know I was stupid, you don't have to rub it in."

"Sorry, I'm just — trying really hard to convince you that it would not in fact be easier to try to go back. I can stop." 

"It's just. I betrayed her, you know? I made a promise and then I didn't keep it. And she cares a lot about promises."

Leo is pretty sure he's figured out what Lilith's set of laws is!

"No, you made an agreement and then realized it was a bad idea, as people do. A breakup is not a betrayal." 

"I promised her I wouldn't leave her. And promises matter to her."

"....you still get to leave relationships that are bad for you." 

"Well, I did leave her, didn't I?"

"...yeah." 

He's very glad the oath is already sworn and Lilith can't take Leo back no matter what. 

"I want to talk to you and Marlo."

"We can all talk once we get to my house."