[ She is like him, though. Even if it wasn't fine, she'd be sorely tempted to say it was so as not to worry him. That's who she is, how she's survived this past year. But... at least with Shiro, it would only be a temptation, and she would make the decision to tell him the truth. He's one of the few people who would get that from her. ]

You don't have to thank me, Shiro. I wanted to help you, and it was easy for me to do it. It means a lot that you let me help you at all.

[ He can't possibly understand just how much it means to her, and how far it will go toward helping her come to terms with what she is now. ]