[For a moment she doesn't answer, just watches her with tight lips and sad eyes. Helena should trust her. Well, not really - there's no should with this, there's only trust and distrust and you can't make someone trust you - but it hurts a little. They had been getting somewhere. This woman is flighty and frightened and so much smaller than it seems like she ought to be.]
You seem sad. [That's why she should stay.] And I . . . could use some help. Some company.
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You seem sad. [That's why she should stay.] And I . . . could use some help. Some company.