[ She quiets, letting the weight of that statement settle in. Her eyes close, and she takes a deep breath. Like she had said when she'd revealed her card — she's not in a position to judge about such things. When she opens her eyes again, she shakes her head once. ]

People change for all kinds of reasons — because tragedy struck, or because they finally found happiness. [ a beat. ] There isn't much I didn't do, trying to bring back my home after the star fell...

[ Her hands aren't clean either. In fact, it's impossible to quantify how many people must have fallen victim to her half-mad attempts to re-conjure the past, draining the life from all in the vicinity. Though Nico doesn't need to know the specifics — only that she, too, carries a burden of remorse, for the lives taken at her will. ]

But you wouldn't believe I'd do anything of the sort now, would you?