[She nods in a slow, pensive way.] I believe I know what you mean. I know it very well. [Lacus accepts help and protection, but she's never needed it. She's the one who leads, inspires, and yes protects others. Feeling as vulnerable as she recently has is new and not very comfortable.] Perhaps we will both learn together.
For now... there is one thing I would like to share with you, if it's all right. And, it's possible I may need a bit of advice. [Whether that makes him feel better or worse, she can't begin to guess. Still, she expects he will value her being honest either way. Even if this, truly, is nothing she wants to make sound bigger than it is. Whatever is between her and Sougo is nothing she intends to hurry into (at least when poisoned cake isn't involved) and maybe nothing she intends to pursue at all, being too lost in grief to be ready for any such thing. But not letting Aidan know feels wrong.]