[Loneliness. The burden of countless lives, and a past less-heroic. The ever-constant fight to maintain the peace you seek. Exhaustion.]
[Her smile widens, to bury the dark thoughts as well as in genuine response to his kind words.]
A hero can sometimes wish for simpler pleasures and uncomplicated friendships—even if that's not what she's given to work with. [Yen reaches out and touches the hand touching his stomach.]