It was, (she says hollowly, and grips Lup's hand.) It was so horrible, Lup.

(She doesn't think she wants to explain how so, either. Watching Lup slowly sink into despair over watching the gauntlet turn entire cities to black glass had been so awful and then– she'd disappeared, and that had only made everything worse. The lump in her throat is back. She has to take a moment to ensure she isn't about to lose it before she speaks again.)

We've all seen a lot of horrible things, and... I thought that it would help, that I could– I don't know. I'm... I'm trying, Lup. I just have to get the relics back and then everything will be okay again. It will be over soon.