Natasha doesn't imagine he trusts her. She doesn't for a moment imagine that he believes she's come over to his side.

But he doesn't need to. He just has to be interested enough to keep the communication open between them, to give her opportunities. That comes with a risk. It comes with greater temptation for herself.

"I know how you feel about that, but there are worse things than allowing vampires. It's a start. I think—I thought, at least—that it could grow from there."