I thought they returned us to life to keep us believing. We would have no hope if there was no promise of return and we lost our friends to their events.

[ Does she sound cynical? That's par for the course for her, at least in Hadriel. The experience has been less-than-good thus far, and it's been years. ]

Thank you. [ She smiles appreciatively and sits when asked, folding her hands in her lap. As Sonya busies herself making the tea, Dany glances around the other's home. ]

Do you live alone?