I'm not a child.

[ said flatly. she's a little bristly, if only because of all this talk of dying and the consequences that come with it. turning into a deer doesn't sound promising at all, and she'd rather that not happen to her or anyone else around here. ]

And...I have to be. [ a pause as she looks down at her hands on her lap. ] There are people who need me out there, and I can't let them down. I guess you can say I've learned to be brave in the process.