At the very least, you should not have to carry it alone. [ And perhaps that is what truly bothers her the most about this. She understands the need to carry responsibilities and to feel responsible for carrying the hopes of others, but it does not have to be a task that is done alone. ] Even my sister and I have had help along the way. I think we wouldn't have gotten this far otherwise.

[ And while she does not wish to seem as though she is arguing, she adds: ] What about your wishes? Could someone see those fulfilled for you? [ She purposefully leaves that vague, but she knows that she herself wishes she could do something for him in return. ]

As far as I know, her skills lie more in healing, not in making things, but I wonder if she studied it, even just a little. [ She is hardly the most dedicated scholar, but in her opinion, everything has a little bit of an overlap.

And at those words, she places her hands on her hips and shakes her head at him with a touch of lighthearted exasperation. ]

Then why not let us carry more of those things for you?