"I was worried sick about you!" Aria shouted inside Nick's office.
"Sorry," Nick answered neutrally, "but there wasn't much I could have done about that."
"Why did you even go on your own? Something could have happened!" Aria shouted in anger.
"I told you," Nick answered, his tone still neutral. "I don't want you to learn of my ability."
Aria took a deep breath as she kept her anger in check.
"Why would that be so bad?" she asked. "We're in a relationship, right? Our lives are connected, right? How is it possible that you prefer risking your life over telling your girlfriend a bit more about your life?"
Nick frowned. "I already told you that the secret of my ability is the biggest and most important secret I own. My ability can be relatively easily countered as long as someone knows about it. Just telling you that much is already putting me into a dangerous situation."
