"That way we can focus our attention."

"Yeah. And minimize conflicting fall outs."

"Shall I have a talk with the Keres, then?"

"If you think it'd help. I can explain everything that's happened to Glint, too."

"I think there might be some use in having more perspective on how her girlfriend will tend to think, if not necessarily any specifics."

She nods. "I don't think Hisame will consider it a violation of privacy if you tell the Keres everything?"

"My concern is more that full knowledge would be damaging to her stability."

She nods. "There's - a lot in that that's unpleasant, and would be more unpleasant with someone you're very fond of."

"Mm," Eliana agrees. "At the same time, if she finds out we've been hiding from her, that will also cause her stability to deteriorate. It's a fine line."

"I don't think I'm going to talk to her much, but it might be good for me to caution Glint not to mention some things - Glint seems more likely to ever interact with her."

"Agreed."

"Do you have suggestions for - what to definitely not mention ever, or what to be gentle about..."

"Don't talk about the suicidality. Avoid the torture if you can, it'll set her against Itachi if she ever comes back but Hisame might be able to mediate that herself."

"Right. Hopefully by the time the Keres learns of any of this we'll be able to declare it 'fixed'..."

"Hopefully."

"Maybe Glint even knows what therapeutic ethics are and won't talk about Hisame's - therapy or lack thereof."

"That would be nice, wouldn't it?"

"I'll add explaining the concept to my list."

"What ever would they do without us."

"I'm starting to think our main power here is 'common sense.'"

Eliana laughs. "It does feel that way, doesn't it?"

"Very often." Fond smile. "Well, I won't keep you. Good luck with talking to the Keres. May the powers of sense win the day."

"Thank you."

And off she goes.

The Keres is not hard to find.

"Ellayania told me you might like to talk."

"I thought you would enjoy hearing somewhat of what we've been up to in your absence. Have you met Glint yet?"