"Thanks," genuinely, to Gela's sympathy. "Venatori here, and ... well, if someday you want the story about home, that's only fair. But I don't want to side track us right now." Not because she would hesitate to give Gela her honesty, but because there are more pressing things.
"I only ask about the others because it's possible they've found some more information. Or maybe not, but I imagine they have as much reason as you to want to understand. But if you don't know names or faces, probably too difficult to track down with our current resources, unfortunately." A beat, and then carefully but directly, she asks, "Do you know the name of the Mortalitasi that did it to you? Or anything about them?"
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"I only ask about the others because it's possible they've found some more information. Or maybe not, but I imagine they have as much reason as you to want to understand. But if you don't know names or faces, probably too difficult to track down with our current resources, unfortunately." A beat, and then carefully but directly, she asks, "Do you know the name of the Mortalitasi that did it to you? Or anything about them?"