[It wasn't the answer Angel was hoping for, and yet... it was far more genuine than anything she might have expected. With that in mind, Angel seemed unperturbed by the answer, nodding silently but looking no more uneasy than she had been.]

Then I will trust in that much. [Angel nodded once more.] Likewise, you can trust in the information I have given you, and that I do not trust in even the mere presence of rule seven.

[Shifting in the slightest, Angel extended her hand across the table.]

Assuming that we are both not lying through our teeth, then, I look forward to working with you.