Katie was purposely avoiding Alicia's eyes - the logical part of her brain knew that Alicia was healer, for Melin's sake, and she knew that there was good reason for her support of this idea, but the rest of her brain was throwing a childish tantrum that was hard not to give into. She bit her lip, unsure of wether she was mad at the Healers, at her attacker, at Alicia, or at herself. Or all of the above. She sat silently, resolutely avoiding Alicia's gaze, staring blankly at the book that was now in her lap but not seeing anything.
"I just..." she finally started, her voice quiet and so not like her normal self. She sounded about ten years old, and she hated it. "I know you want me to get better, but those Healers." She sighed, and finally looked up at Alicia. "I really do think they're convinced of my total instability." She wrung her hands together above the discarded textbook. Her voice was even quieter when she spoke again.