[ She watches him with a wary eye as if wondering what he is going to say and how he will react. And when she hears his response, her eyes widen and her ears stand up. ]

That... [ She shakes her head. ] That isn't necessary.

[ She can't quite explain it, but she doesn't want to lose him or lose contact with him, even if she has no answers for why she feels that way. ]

I wish that I could have seen it before all this happened. In fact, I would have liked to see the First in better times.

[ Of course, that's impossible now, and she knows it. ]