Mary nodded, smiling softly, "Take all the time you need. For our habit of getting into a crisis every month there's still time to stop and take a breath. In the end the decisions you make are yours, and you're the one who decides if they were worth it. But I'd have to say that being a Hero is less about what you do than it is why you do it and who you do it for."

She casts one last look at Palitutu and then quietly exits the room, having seen all she needs for now.