"I want to believe that. More than anything, I want to believe we can make it change for the better. But-"
She closed her eyes for a moment, one hand reaching to clasp the elbow of her other arm, gathering herself. Even if she wasn't in a state of mind for his words to help much, she appreciated that he was making the effort to reach out. She could, at the least, attempt some explanation in turn.
"I could certainly have gone without that." She hesitated, and straightened up again. "What we've already seen has been enough, hasn't it?" The trip to the Aqures Tosf of the past, if nothing else. "And- the Weapon…" Her ears flicked back against her head, and she took a deep breath, staring down. She was more removed from the situation now, but finding the Ultima Weapon here in the Research Facility on their escape had been a blow- as much as finding van Baelsar alive had been, and she hadn't quite reconciled that with Operation Archon being done. "It's hard not to feel that the odds are against us."
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She closed her eyes for a moment, one hand reaching to clasp the elbow of her other arm, gathering herself. Even if she wasn't in a state of mind for his words to help much, she appreciated that he was making the effort to reach out. She could, at the least, attempt some explanation in turn.
"I could certainly have gone without that." She hesitated, and straightened up again. "What we've already seen has been enough, hasn't it?" The trip to the Aqures Tosf of the past, if nothing else. "And- the Weapon…" Her ears flicked back against her head, and she took a deep breath, staring down. She was more removed from the situation now, but finding the Ultima Weapon here in the Research Facility on their escape had been a blow- as much as finding van Baelsar alive had been, and she hadn't quite reconciled that with Operation Archon being done. "It's hard not to feel that the odds are against us."