I would hope not, I would have to defend Dirk with my very being. Just as I would defend you with my very being. You're my friend too, alright? It's not that I don't want this, I DO want this. I would love to become closer to you. You brother is a burden indeed, but if that is the what has to happen....well...I would be willing to put up with it.
[She smiles, but it's pressed back to a thin line.]