[ The sympathy is accepted gratefully. Almost greedily. Aloy shrugs beneath her robe. Things are as they are--there's not much to be done about it, is there? ]

It's not your fault.

[ That's true. There's no blame from Aloy, only relief that Helen is now here. ]

It's been progressing... It's hard for me to say exactly how well since I don't have the un, wider view of things. There's been a murder of another delegate recently.

[ She pauses, then glances down. ]

Lavellan was killed during one of the challenges. That was hard on all of us.