Of all the things she'd expected Sera to say, that was not it. Vera stared at the other woman for a brief moment, her eyes slightly wide in surprise. She thought of everything that had happened in the past — Merlin, had it really been eight years since she'd found out about her husband? — and immediately said, “Yes.” Because that was the answer to Sera’s question; Vera could absolutely without question keep a secret. As soon as the answer was between them however, she continued to stare at her friend, as if searching her expression would give her some sort of clue as to what Sera was about to reveal.

Her grip tightened on her friend's arm.