[ She can wait. She's good at waiting, as this conversation has made very clear. It's an ability learned on stakeouts and with her bond and his quiet evasion and in prison, and here it's serving her in very good stead. She can wait even when the results aren't worth it, and in this case they are very very worth it.
She doesn't really visibly react to him agreeing, because that's not out of the woods yet. It's a chance at helping him, but one that she can't be certain will help. She won't start feeling better about the whole affair until she knows one way or another, can be positive that he's feeling better, that he can handle this more easily. Her ultimate goal is to make it so that he's able to handle everything by himself, without help, and not need her help at any point. Not because she doesn't want to be here, but because more than anyone she knows the impermanence of things. People die, or are forced out of your life, and she wants to know that no matter what he will be okay. ]
I know I don't have to. [ It would be peremptory if she wasn't so carefully moderating how she says things, because of course she doesn't have to. She doesn't have to do anything. ] I want to do what I can. I know not everything can be fixed. But most things can be improved.
it's ok i'm here to help remind you should you ever consider it again
She doesn't really visibly react to him agreeing, because that's not out of the woods yet. It's a chance at helping him, but one that she can't be certain will help. She won't start feeling better about the whole affair until she knows one way or another, can be positive that he's feeling better, that he can handle this more easily. Her ultimate goal is to make it so that he's able to handle everything by himself, without help, and not need her help at any point. Not because she doesn't want to be here, but because more than anyone she knows the impermanence of things. People die, or are forced out of your life, and she wants to know that no matter what he will be okay. ]
I know I don't have to. [ It would be peremptory if she wasn't so carefully moderating how she says things, because of course she doesn't have to. She doesn't have to do anything. ] I want to do what I can. I know not everything can be fixed. But most things can be improved.