Well, trust is quite a strong word! Maybe that’s not the one I would use... hm. It’s a bit complicated, but...

[ he taps knuckles to his chin thoughtfully, before there’s the look of a man whose settled on something — and he pleasantly smiles ]

I definitely trust that the Admin believes he’s doing what’s right, if that makes sense. And that he doesn’t wish us any harm, but... I also get the feeling that ‘harm’ might come to us as part of seeing all this through to the finish line. That’s the sort of thing he’s come to terms with and accepted. [ Abel’s given this a good lot of thought - one doesn’t have much else to do but think, these days... ]

So... I think we’re capable of working with him, even if we might not see eye-to-eye.