A nod. If Sara trusts them, that will be enough for Oliver because she is the one that has decided they are both worthy of that trust. Like him, she does not offer something as critical as trust easily, so he will take it on faith. Men like Mick Rory and Ray Palmer would have to have done something extraordinary in order to earn Sara's trust.
"Okay." A pause to sip at his coffee and gather his thoughts because what he has to say next matters. It's important. She needs to understand why there are some things he won't ask about. Things he can't ask.
"I'm not going to ask about me in your future. The last eight years of my life haven't been good ones and I have no desire to hear that trend continue. I'm not going to ask how you came back." His eyes soften a little as he smiles for a moment. "Right now it only matters to me that you did. That you do."
"I just.. are they okay? Are they safe?" The people that they both love. The ones that they care about and have fought and sacrificed for. It won't be enough detail to potentially upend time, but it will be enough to grant Oliver some measure of peace with what's happening to them.
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"Okay." A pause to sip at his coffee and gather his thoughts because what he has to say next matters. It's important. She needs to understand why there are some things he won't ask about. Things he can't ask.
"I'm not going to ask about me in your future. The last eight years of my life haven't been good ones and I have no desire to hear that trend continue. I'm not going to ask how you came back." His eyes soften a little as he smiles for a moment. "Right now it only matters to me that you did. That you do."
"I just.. are they okay? Are they safe?" The people that they both love. The ones that they care about and have fought and sacrificed for. It won't be enough detail to potentially upend time, but it will be enough to grant Oliver some measure of peace with what's happening to them.