Valdis stayed silent for several moments after Anton finished speaking, her irritation fading. Of course he worried and with good reason. She was essentially lying to him again, but she was no longer certain who she was protecting. The Void was hiding things from her, the memory was proof of that.

"The memory that Cain dragged to the surface.." she replied, reaching out to lay her hand on top of his, "Was one that I didn't know existed. It was from before, back when I was first Meira."