[ It's a comfort to her, too, honestly... He might be distressed, but he's still in there - still her Ushahin, after all this - and she can deal with that.

He isn't the only one lately to be shaken by loss. ]

Well, I can't blame ya' for that, [ she offers, pitiful huff of a half-laugh escaping her. ] Feels like... feels like I've lost a lot of people lately too. But, hey, you still got me. I'm not gonna promise I'll always be here, I can't. But I am for now at least.