"Because she chose to protect it. Garnet being a fusion had nothing to do with it." Rose, on the other hand, is raising her voice a bit, and speaking firmly.

"It's not a trap, Peridot. They're just masks." However strange they were, Rose couldn't see any way for them to pose them any kind of danger. "If you're that concerned, though, then we can just move on." She says, taking a few steps away from the mask stand- and giving a somewhat unnecessarily rough tug on Peridot's leash, a couple of pebbles on the ground moving as well.