"I will say nothing more than is necessary, you have my word." Jacques promised with a reassuring smile. "I want to see this issue resolved, and I really think that you should not hide it completely, but I will not shame you in front of any of the others." He turned to leave, then stopped and turned back to her.
"Whatever this is, I am glad that it is not what I originally thought. It gives us time to resolve it, and there is no immediate threat to your live. Among all the people that I have met in over 400 years, through the great changes in culture that I have witnessed, you are absolutely unique, your personality and manner, the way you think, the things you know. All of it. That, I think, is worth saving."