[Etro, she knew he wasn't going to take this well, but seeing him like this...it hurts. It hurts a lot more than any of the blows that contributed to her death, and this won't ease. Not for a while.

So she stands up, keeping her hand under his as she turns to put the other on his other shoulder, looking him directly in the eye. He'll know she's not lying because Lightning doesn't lie, not when it's this important, but...she doesn't know what else to do.]

Hope, listen to me! There's no other way things could be right now. I felt myself die in a place where there was no healing magic or way out. There's no other way for things to be.