She made a little moue of distaste. "Of course something beautiful comes with something dangerous. I really should have known better." But she sounded resigned more than anything. She wanted to feel free to express her emotions, but she knew that was impossible with the training she had. "So this has happened before to them? Strange. I wonder why we weren't warned," she asks, still a little slow in her reaction time.

And no, she's generally not like this at all, but loss followed by the rapid approach of her birthday meaning four long years away from home has dimmed her inner flame.

"Yes, I think that would be a good idea. Thank you...I didn't catch your name?"