She smiled to herself as he picked her up, her arms tight around his neck. The way he carried her was gentle, as if she could break at any moment. When he mentioned TRIM, she couldn’t help it. A smile crept onto her face and she looked up to him, that smile never fading. “So...looks like you don’t need to stab me after all, someone already did that for me.” She let out a laugh, leaning her head back on his chest. She knew he’d grumble about the joke, so she kissed his cheek to reconcile the poor taste.<br/><br/>As he sat her down, she watched as he pulled up a chair. However, she wasn’t having that. She scooted into the middle of her bed, leaning against the headrest, before patting the spot next to her. Once he sat, she ran her fingers over his beard. “I can Shave it if you’d like, you can keep it if you want, but you’ve got to at least trim it. Your face, not mine.” However, as the tears continued down his face, she offered him a tight smile, reaching over and taking his hand. “I know, it’s been hard on me, too.”<br/><br/>When he mentioned Max, she hummed And nodded. “Yeah, he was walking back from telling River about the Vanguadd. Found the dead Striders, and of course took some of their stuff. But he happened to stumble across me, said I was Almost done for but he found a pulse. I know you aren’t fond of him but...Carson, he carried me all the way back. He carried me for fifteen miles.” She looked back up to him, her thumb running over his knuckles. “If he hadn’t found me, though, we wouldn’t be here right now. I owe him my life. But after he brought me back, I was out for a few days. After I woke, I had To stay in bed, I couldn’t move, didn’t eat. They only just let me stand up and take steps yesterday. It’s been a long couple weeks, but, Gods, they hated me.” She laughed wholeheartedly. “I made Them look for you every day, Luke and Max were more than happy to, but the others? Not so much.”<br/><br/>“What about you?” She spoke softly. “What happened to your eye? At central?” Leaning her head on his shoulder, she kissed his jaw.