"It is," agreed Gwen eagerly. She loved talking about her work. Gwen tended to try to not bring it up around Darcy, Duncan, Glenn, or Peter. She knew how much of a workaholic she tended to be, and when she was with them she tried to keep the work talk at a minimum to not annoy anybody. But with someone like Helena, who shared her love of science - even if they worked in different fields - Gwen couldn't resist the topic. "It's interesting to see whether or not a breed can mate with another, and what could happen if we test out the genetics as if they did. It's quite clear that some cannot. But we're still trying to see if others can. If they can, it'd definitely help as far as keeping their species alive."
But of course, as much as Gwen loved the topic of science, it was clear that Helena needed some real comforting. Not just a distraction in conversation, but actual healing from the pain she was currently feeling. It was written all over Helena and Gwen only wished she could find a way to help her friend. It made her sad when her friends were in pain.
"Oh," was all Gwen could muster up. The little girl was dead. A death was always hard but when it was a child? It was even harder. "Children should not die before their parents," she said before she could stop herself. To catch her train of thought before Helena had a chance to let what she said sink in and accidentally cause more pain, Gwen said, "I'm sorry, I have no right to pry and we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. But is there anything I can do to help you right now? I know there is nothing I can say or do that would make the pain go away. Whatever happened, still happened. But, is there a way to make it easier on you? Is there something I can do?"
Gwen thought for a moment before finally saying, "What about a change of scenery? You could spend some time in our labs, maybe distract your mind?" In reality Gwen understood Helena probably didn't want to visit the research center or the dragons, let alone distract her mind. But it was all Gwen had to offer at the moment besides just basic company, and Gwen was willing to offer all she had if it meant it would help her friend.