She looks away. If he cared much about her, he would've said it was that, right? That the virus would prey on his pain at having hurt her...

But he doesn't care, or at least not enough for him to think of things that way.

One would think that this sort of pain would get easier with time. It doesn't.

"Alright." She turns back eyes level and as dry as she can get them. "You have any idea what signs I should look for to know he's in charge and you're not?"