[... Sighs, leaning her head back and closing her eyes for a moment - her strength is failing her, now.]
I have never thought much of love, Aramis. It is one of the few things I have never quite managed to understand. And yet, with Kayden... I have watched her grow and live her life, even as she has no idea of my existence. Even though I cannot call myself a mother, not with the choices I made or the life I have lived... I do love her.
[She draws breath, exhaling then, slowly, falling forward and supporting herself on Aramis] And it pains me, that someone chose to hurt her, hurt her family, simply because of me. I gave her up to protect her... but I failed.