Aeryn doesn't look directlya t the women cuddling by the fire.  But they remind her all to keenly that not long ago at all, she had someone she could be that close to.  The first in years that she had chosen to be with, in fact.<br/><br/>"A dangerous venture, Kasumi.  We don't need you to do it, so... don't take the risk,"<br/><br/><br/><em>Don't leave that woman grieving over a loss that can't even be assuaged by the cold comfort of a burial</em>, she carefully didn't say aloud.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>