She shrugged - she never took the elevator, even when she had groceries or was exhausted. "It's fine," she said, with that same shaky smile. Barely there, but better than the sobbing from before.
There was a tight nod before Lotte took his arm, heading down the stairs. She didn't say anything about chasing up and down them - even if this was the last time they'd be climbing them together. She was too tired to do anything like that.