[Before she answers, Trish takes in the sight of the courtyard again, listening to the gentle whispers of the pond as the water is pushed about by a gentle wind.

Atem is a young pharaoh, meaning his father was a king. All of Egypt bowed to them, right?

It's funny. If her father saw her as an heir and not an enemy, how different would her life have been? Would she move through the world as confidently as Atem does, knowing she could shape it by virtue of the power handed down to her by a father who held Italy under his thumb? But then...Passione hurt people. There was no true leadership to be had from it, ruling through fear, preying on the weak and destitute. That's why Atem is so sweet, and why the world he's showing her is bathed in a bright sun. Egypt had its own problems...but she's sure whoever raised Atem did it with love and care.

After all, Adam was devastated over the father he lost. Surely, that was no accident on the fake world's part. She was a friend in Giorno's, after all. The parallels had a basis in truth, surely.

As for Atem's question, Trish rests her hands on her knees, still watching him. This time, her smile does fall.]

Because he tried and failed to kill me.

[If not for Giorno and the others...she tries not to think about it, but as a consequence, she thinks about it anyway. All the time.]

I'm telling you this because I know you want to stay friends with Doppio, but with my father around, it might get complicated.

Diavolo...he doesn't think like a normal person, as you know. [She gestures vaguely.] I was never a threat to him. I'd never even met him. But he was convinced I could do him harm.

He often acts irrationally, is my point.

[Extraneous details, like the shared shape of their souls, and their Stands, is helpfully left out. She assumes Atem is from a saner world.]