She fell silent, searching for the emotions she knew he was trying to hide. She wasn't offended by the sharp comment, merely saddened by the fact that Erskine still felt so alone. She stood up after he asked his question, and looked him in the eyes.

"It's okay to fall apart in the presence of friends," she told him, ignoring the question, "That's what we are here for...to comfort, to listen, to go and beat up the guy that made you cry." Her lip twitched as a smile threatened to emerge. "It's okay to show weakness, no one can be strong all the time." Anton had taught her that, so had Wan. Both she and Erskine had lost so much, but they both seemed obsessed with appearing fine. She was tempted to hug him, just as Wan had always done for her, just as Anton had done not long ago.