diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22642bb..59895b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- `ScoreAnswer.legend()` is now `Map<String, Object>`, since levels are sent as any JSON value and echoed back as sent. A `Score` with an object or array level previously failed the whole response, including its other answers and usage, with `Cannot deserialize value of type java.lang.String` (#11).
+
 ## 0.4.0 - 2026-09-22
 
 - Logging through slf4j on the `io.github.premocloud.typesafe` logger: `DEBUG` for one line per request with status and elapsed, plus retries and connection failures; `TRACE` for the wire in both directions. Nothing at `INFO` or above. Credential headers are masked. Adds `org.slf4j:slf4j-api` (#6, #7).
diff --git a/typesafe-sdk/src/main/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/ScoreAnswer.java b/typesafe-sdk/src/main/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/ScoreAnswer.java
index 64a031c..00983ef 100644
--- a/typesafe-sdk/src/main/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/ScoreAnswer.java
+++ b/typesafe-sdk/src/main/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/ScoreAnswer.java
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
  * @param score         probability-weighted position from 0 to the top level index
  * @param probabilities probability per level index (keys are the index as a string)
  * @param confidence    0 to 1, how concentrated the distribution is
- * @param legend        level index back to the description that was sent
+ * @param legend        level index back to the description that was sent: a String, or the Map or List it was given as
  */
 @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
 public record ScoreAnswer(
         double score,
         Map<String, Double> probabilities,
         double confidence,
-        Map<String, String> legend
+        Map<String, Object> legend
 ) implements TypeSafeAnswer {
 
     /** Jackson entry point: a score answer missing its score, probabilities, or confidence is malformed. */
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public record ScoreAnswer(
             @JsonProperty("score") Double score,
             @JsonProperty("probabilities") Map<String, Double> probabilities,
             @JsonProperty("confidence") Double confidence,
-            @JsonProperty("legend") Map<String, String> legend,
+            @JsonProperty("legend") Map<String, Object> legend,
             @JsonProperty("type") String ignoredType
     ) {
         this(TypeSafeAnswer.required(score, "score", "score").doubleValue(),
diff --git a/typesafe-sdk/src/test/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/TypeSafeClientTest.java b/typesafe-sdk/src/test/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/TypeSafeClientTest.java
index b706c4b..9fef716 100644
--- a/typesafe-sdk/src/test/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/TypeSafeClientTest.java
+++ b/typesafe-sdk/src/test/java/io/github/premocloud/typesafe/TypeSafeClientTest.java
@@ -334,6 +334,28 @@ void systemOneRejectsScoreAnswerMissingItsScore() {
         assertTrue(exception.getMessage().contains("score"), exception.getMessage());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void systemOneReadsAScoreLegendWithObjectAndArrayLevels() {
+        // Levels are sent as any JSON value and echoed back as sent, so the legend holds whatever was asked (#11).
+        server.reply(200, """
+                {"model": "jev-1.13.0", "answers": {
+                   "is_phishing": {"type": "noul", "noul": 0.93},
+                   "spam_category": {"type": "choice", "choice": "PHISHING", "probabilities": {"PHISHING": 1.0}, "confidence": 1.0},
+                   "urgency": {"type": "score", "score": 1.0, "probabilities": {"0": 0.2, "1": 0.5, "2": 0.3}, "confidence": 0.5,
+                               "legend": {"0": "none", "1": {"what": "Threatens loss within hours", "examples": ["final notice"]}, "2": ["a", "b"]}}},
+                 "usage": {"input_tokens": 1, "output_tokens": 1}}
+                """);
+
+        TypeSafeResponse response = client.systemOne(spamRequest());
+
+        Map<String, Object> legend = response.score("urgency").legend();
+        assertEquals("none", legend.get("0"));
+        assertEquals(Map.of("what", "Threatens loss within hours", "examples", List.of("final notice")), legend.get("1"));
+        assertEquals(List.of("a", "b"), legend.get("2"));
+        assertEquals(0.93, response.noul("is_phishing"));
+        assertEquals(1, response.usage().inputTokens());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void systemOneRejectsAResponseMissingAnAnswerForAQuestionThatWasAsked() {
         server.reply(200, """