"They can't." Mercy stays where she is, but she holds her hand out to him. "I trust you, Winter. We went more than one time on that train and all you ever did was try to save me, to protect me. Whatever else they could do to you or make you do, I never felt like you were gonna hurt me.

"You're better than anything they're holding over your head. I've seen it more than once. I promise."