We all stayed quiet for a while after hearing Diane. The good news was that she allowed the two girls to join our group, but on the other hand she made it clear that she still saw them as enemies. I thought I should say something to ease the tension between us.
"Girls, I'm sorry for what Diane said. She probably doesn't want to trust easily after everything that happened," I told them.
"We totally get it. It makes sense to doubt someone from the same group that tried to kill her," Erina said, forcing a smile.
"But Diane shouldn't be so harsh on you guys," Sarah said in a sad tone.
"But that's for Diane to decide to trust us or not," Justine said.
I thought about Diane's point of view for a bit. After being attacked by bandits sent by the leader of the Silver Fang, it must have been difficult for her to treat as an ally someone who had once been under that man's command. But something about the way she was acting seemed strange to me.
