"Better than I could have dreamed, frankly. Hard. It...was hard, but." Erin sighs. "...That said I doubt it's all over. Among other things I met Colonel Curtiss before it all went down at the game show. He was very protective of you, which warms my heart, but...well, he didn't show at Tauva. I suppose we'll see if he chooses violence or not."

Erin's fingers go digging in her velvet coin purse, and she gets out a nickel, which she walks over her knuckles.

"...I didn't know you played the harp. That song was beautiful. Melancholy."

Still circling the larger point. Erin's...not sure how much to tell Tear. After what hearing her story did to Phil she's so much less confident about sharing every last detail.

Tear's been through enough.