I have. Whether I intended to or not, I certainly have. [ returned evenly, with no hesitation. she won't lie to him; she dislikes mistruths so, after all, after the incubator. ] The fact that you hurt someone is not why I am asking what I am. What I am trying to understand is how you chose who you did.

You said you chose Sariel and G'raha Tia because they were dear to you, and you wanted to learn how to bear your grief. But you have also said, on multiple occasions, that you cared for us. Why them, then, and not any of us? Should I be concerned for the others, should you ever find yourself needing to renew the lesson?

[ not for herself, of course. that doesn't even rate. ]