Since Rose has only seen Carlisle flustered in the angry sorts of ways, it's... kind of nice to view this side of him. For a while, she wondered if it even existed. The woman herself hates to be vulnerable, so- She understands, perhaps, his hesitance to display it. Still, it makes him much more approachable than he ever was before.

"You're telling me," she says, thinking fondly for not the first nor the last time of Hiruma. He was the last person she ever expected to help her find her will to live again in Haven, yet... His help was invaluable, really. "I have my guitar here, which helps. Otherwise, I'm mostly in the orchard. That gives me something to focus on that I enjoy."