"Not specifically in the dragons; no," said Gwen. "I just meant the cross-species tests I've done in the labs. The anomalies that came from there have been rather interesting." Gwen had been doing quite a bit of lab work as of late, but was hoping to spend the upcoming day ahead of her in the caves attempting to get closer to the more difficult breeds.
At the mention of the rough week, Gwen tilted her head and said, "No, no you don't need to apologize at all." She wanted to say something more, but wasn't sure what. When Helena mentioned her daughter things started to fall into place with Gwen. "Oh, I...I didn't know. I'm sorry."
There was a moment of silence from Gwen before she said, "How old is she?" Gwen completely misunderstood. Considering this was the first time she heard about a daughter, she didn't realize that the daughter was actually dead and not just currently at home while Helena was trapped in the Land of Make Believe.