[Hershel's quiet for that long moment too, considering their options and crossing out each thing he could think of as too dangerous or too much. When Jake asks him he doesn't react for a moment, staring at the ground. After a moment he does speak, softly.]
A secret. [He wasn't sure what Jake would think about it, Jake didn't seem to have the same care about human life that a lot of the other people did. It was troubling but in this case maybe it was something that made him less likely to turn his back on Hershel.] You got a memory, didn't you?
[Frankly he didn't think Jake cared enough about everyone else's opinions to react the way he did, he made that pretty clear so far.]
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A secret. [He wasn't sure what Jake would think about it, Jake didn't seem to have the same care about human life that a lot of the other people did. It was troubling but in this case maybe it was something that made him less likely to turn his back on Hershel.] You got a memory, didn't you?
[Frankly he didn't think Jake cared enough about everyone else's opinions to react the way he did, he made that pretty clear so far.]