"There's no need to be sorry for me, but thank you," she says. There's an odd look on her face, some triangulation amongst embarrassment, pride, and humility. "I did what was necessary and I don't regret it."

She does understand that feeling of running away, though. "Perhaps being here will give you what you need to continue your fight," she says. "There's no way of knowing how much you'll remember when you return, but perhaps some part of it will remain to sustain you, even if only in dreams."