She gave a small shake of her head, eyes focused on the mote in his hands, feeling tired and lost herself.

"I'm not going to give up just like that, no matter what the end may be." She did know what else to say at this point. It was a much more successful conversation than their last, even if only marginally so. Di was glad for that, but everything that had been said weighed on her.

Perhaps it was time they finally parted, hopefully, only for a while.

"But I will leave you," a pause and then she added, "thank you...for bothering. To speak to me, I mean."