[This was hard. How could she explain to him what she knew instinctively? She'd never had to even attempt to communicate about trust and familiarity before.] Well. I can't speak for anyone else - I don't know what they'd do. But I can tell you that whatever it was you think you did to make it so that they wouldn't listen, it's too late to go back and undo it now. You could always ask them, but... [She pauses, studying him, and then shakes her head.] I don't think you want to do that, huh?

So that really only leaves you with one choice - if you can't go back, you have to go forward. Prove to them that you're dependable. And that's not by pulling back or trying to be someone you're not - it's about being yourself and backing up what you say, and showing people that you can be trusted by being responsible [aka NOT wandering off alone in the woods at night.]

[And she's not sure what she's saying is making any sense, so she tries again.] Your friends know that you've trained to be a strategist, and they know that you're good at it - I believe that they'll trust you. And as for everyone else, you might have to prove it but so what? You're good at it, you've trained for it, and this is what everyone has to do. When you earn trust... it's something that lasts.