She let him take her hand, though she did tense, expecting a blow. She hesitated a moment, then tried to do as he said. She could imagine warm light, like she was on the beach. But then he mentioned trees, and she had to try and change the mental image. Which tripped her up mentally and by the time she had realigned her mental image, he was talking about falling leaves and... yeah... she was still confused.

But she still obediently had her eyes closed, head tilted slightly upwards. It wasn't quite trust... but it was... something.

"I... still don't understand," she admitted, half sure she was about to be struck or worse for her ignorance.