Having a frontline fighter is always useful.

[ And then- ]

I'm... used to loss, in a way. I've outlived quite a few dear friends and companions. But more importantly, I believe it when I'm told those places are gone and cannot be reclaimed or restored. There's no magic powerful enough to bring back the dead, after all. If there was proof that such a thing might work... I might be swayed.

[ She's being rather honest about it. ]