Reinette wanted nothing more than to argue his point. Not to play coy or feign ignorance at his accusation but to fully counter it. That they were not his tricks. That she had countless of her own and did not require any of his.

But even more, that they did not play at tricks between them. Her mouth parted slightly to share just that.

Except that they did. The majority of their first days together were passed sharing tricks and trading laughter in an unspoken competition. It not tricks, then definitely a game. But Jack was right that they did play them, and willingly.

There was no was she could deny the truth in his words. Instead she offered different ones.

Truths. Words.

"This is not a trick."

She defined it no further than that. She pressed him no further than that.