It was intense for you — you were in the very middle of it. I wasn't.

[ It's a soft stress. A gentle reframing. She gnaws a little at her cheek, thinking how to put the rest. Push too hard one way, and it sounds dismissive to what Jaime endured; too much the other way, and it feels like bragging. She exhales, shaking her head. ]

I mean... the Negotiator couldn't get close enough to me to hurt me. Neither could any of his captive. There wasn't anything I could do, but nothing happened to me. Running into Lucina and Kanaya was just... lucky coincidence. They did all the work. I was just there. So, like. I felt how bad it was, for everyone, but that's the same any time something like this happens. I felt him... die, but, I've felt worse. Khaji was a mess, coming back, but I've... I've had bigger, angrier, messier things in my head, for a lot longer.

A lot of things happened up there, but, they're... all things I can deal with, Jaime. What happened to you and Khaji is a million times worse. Everyone else who got captured, or taken hostage... it was worse for them.

So you don't have to... [ waste your time worrying about me. ] ... I mean. I'm okay. It was exhausting. That's all.