She was about to assure her that, no, honestly, she could talk about him all day and Light wouldn't hold it against her. That seeing the two of them together soothed a wound in her, too, gave her hope.

Then Qing spoke again, and her assurance came out as a cough. The people she cared for had a different tone to it, sat here in gowns, sipping something sweet. But... well, she wasn't wrong, was she? If Serah showed up on the next platform, she'd want them to meet almost immediately. The idea that her sister could arrive, and one of them might not approve of the other... Was this what she put Serah through?

Her voice was a little rough, but she nodded with more certainty. "I... Yeah. I get that."