Vala opened her mouth to reply with an easy answer but stopped. Closing her mouth, she actually thought the question out before responding. "I've been... better. Some days aren't so bad, others are a bit worse than others." She thought about the day with Lucy in the castle and running into the room that spoke to her. She shuddered, remembering what she had heard. That was definitely a day that was being filed away in the 'could be better' category.