The panic, unfortunately, feeds into her own, because it comes off that Peridot is saying things because she's... afraid of her, maybe. It wouldn't be unreasonable, she thinks, even if Peridot is the more powerful one in their current setup.

Her stumbling over her words doesn't help either, and Lapis' shoulders hunch as she withdraws on herself, looking entirely too guilty as she looks away.

"You shouldn't lie, Peridot. And you don't have to for my sake."