[she'd heard about this from cloud, so the appearance of the memory and then the thought both surprise her. for a moment, she doesn't have it in her to reply. she wants to give him space to ruminate on that before she speaks.]

It will be. Worth it, I mean. This isn't meant to be your last stop, you know? Every little bit is leading us to the bigger picture to find our way back. [...] I just wish the methods were a little less cruel.