Oh, I know she will. She might be exasperated, even a little annoyed, but she will absolutely understand. [ She tilts her head to one side, forgetting that doing certain actions with her eyes closed has the tendency to make her a little dizzy. She does step to the right, not because of his instruction, but because she's having a brief clumsy moment. ] You know that friends help each other out, right? I know that I don't know you well, but since this is our second time meeting, I think that I can call you a friend. And it sounds much better than 'acquaintance', don't you think?

[ If only she could reach out to him and take his hand, but alas... That will have to wait until they meet in person. ]

Well, that's good, because if we parted ways without a goodbye this time, I would be a little miffed. Not at you, just at whatever it is that keeps pulling you away.

[ And although she has very little to base this on, she's inclined to think it's not because of a lack of fortitude on his part. Something else is going on here, and it seems to her that he has plenty of fortitude. ] Is everything all right with the city?