[It really has been an awful month, and Riona feels bad for piling onto the troubles the ship already has.]

They're awful. I don't want to give them the satisfaction of seeing me riled but... [She hisses out a breath.] They brought one of the few people who could truly get a reaction out of me.

[At his offer, she smiles. A real one, this time.]

Thank you. It's been a tumultuous few weeks and I apologize for adding to it. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about Alistair's arrival yet. How do you even handle something like that?