Because I still believe in my people and I still believe they exist.

[She gives some time to think before she responds. Not because of what she intends to say, but rather how she wants to put it.]

There are a great many things I would do for my people. But in order for me to do that, I need to be able to take care of myself. The inconvenience from discord is more manageable than putting myself in a place that I'm not physically compatible with.