"That's true..." Shionne nodded, though she was wondering if she should say something about.. earlier. Was it cruel to give him false hope? Letting him have those little moments when they weren't even sure if Shionne would survive at the end? "Alphen --" she hesitated.

She didn't want to take back what they had shared. She didn't want to apologize either. "...never mind." Sometimes it was probably best not to say anything at all, right?