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* In Creator/SandyMitchell's Literature/CiaphasCain novel ''Death or Glory'', Cain catches their guide Sandy Kolfax drinking. Cain demands he hand over the booze; then he hands it back and tells Kolfax to bring it to their medical man for use as supplies, to undermine his resentment.
* From the Literature/{{Deryni}} works by Creator/KatherineKurtz:

* ''The Detachment'' by Creator/BarryEisler. Invoked by [[HitmanWithAHeart John Rain]] when he suspects (accurately) that Daniel Larison is planning to kill them and keep all the ransom for himself. Knowing they're similar and aware of how his own viewpoint changed after Dox showed him trust, [[KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand he hands Larison a silenced Glock]] and gives him the option of either leaving with his share of the diamonds or accompanying them to stop a terrorist atrocity. Larison (who was expecting to get shot on the spot) is too stunned to say much but does end up going with them, despite having refused earlier.
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books it is a major plot point whether Dumbledore's trust of Snape is correct or if he is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter. Dumbledore many times asks Harry to trust him. Let's just say there is a lot of trusting going on, much of it rather reluctantly.

* In Creator/RobertEHoward's ''Literature/TheHourOfTheDragon'', Zenobia implores Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian to trust her, and he grudgingly does.

** In "The Shadow Kingdom", Literature/{{Kull}} is given a stolen gem to inspire trust because he can now betray the man.

* This is a rising theme in [[Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy the original Mistborn trilogy]], and one of the keys to victory in the last book.
* In Creator/JohnCWright's ''[[Literature/ChroniclesOfChaos Orphans of Chaos]]'', Amelia recounts a fantastic story and all the other children immediately vote that they are in a crisis and must take all precautions. She is moved by their trust.
* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[Literature/ProsperosDaughter Prospero Regained]]'', Astreus mocks Miranda for declaring she would never trust him, telling her to trust no one and they could write on her tombstone "She trusted no one."

* In Creator/MichaelFlynn's ''Literature/SpiralArm'' novel ''On the Razor's Edge'', Eglay and Pyati talk of how much trust Padaborn had put in the other man. Eglay is ashamed of some DirtyBusiness he tried to pull on Padaborn.

* ''VideoGame/Persona3'': Yukari Takeba openly expresses her distrust of Mitsuru to the Protagonist on multiple occasions, believing that Mitsuru and the rest of the S.E.E.S. leadership is actively keeping secrets from the younger members of the team. Whilst Yukari's worries about Fuuka being pressured into joining S.E.E.S. are quickly disproven, she is proven right when it emerges that Mitsuru has actively been keeping members of the team out of the loop regarding the Kirijo Group's involvement in the creation of the Dark Hour - something that even her own father chastises her for.