Valdis presses even closer to Fever as she speaks, saddened by what she must have felt, angry that someone had made her feel that way, devastated that Fever thought she would have left her behind.

You just accepted that we left you?

No, that isn't fair. The emotions impressed upon Fever were not logical, dreams rarely were.

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry that you still fear such things. I wish there was some way I could take it all away.