It's easier... and back home, we didn't have time to r-really d-deal with it. We had to worry about survival. That always t-took precedence. But now... here, in th-this place, maybe we have a chance to f-face it.

[He remains where he is, content to hold her for as long as she needs.]

It's not a bad thing to feel, 'kasa. [It doesn't make you weak.]