She took another sip of her drink.
"But you know what's funny, my lady?" Heena set down the cup and looked directly into the woman's eyes. "It's that when we truly want NO connection with someone, we normally don't maintain detailed information about them for years afterward. We don't care about who comes into their life or who leaves it. We don't track their activities or relationships."
The woman's expression remained neutral, but Heena could see increased attention in her eyes.
"It CAN be," the woman said carefully, "that people simply want to keep track of potential threats. After all, many people do exactly that—they keep their enemies within sight rather than lose track of them entirely."
