"It sure is." There's a sound that's not quite a laugh, in the back of her throat. "The funny thing about the war lasting so long was that you sort of... got used to waiting for the worst to happen? I used to think I'd be prepared for when it was my turn, but— hah, I couldn't have been more wrong about that."

The day she found out may still be the worst day of her life, despite all the horrible things that have happened since.

"But it's an old wound now. And Resol lives on with me, if nowhere else."