She did understand the meaning of compromising. It was just that, now that it was brought up, she's didn't feel like there was very much of it going on. She was changing all of her beliefs. He was staying where he was, waiting for her to catch up. There was no compromise when they were not meeting in the middle.
Sighing, Helena removed her hands from her face. "Thank you, I am going out. I do not want to stay inside anymore." She wasn't angry with Angelina, she just wasn't happy with her answers. She understood where she was coming from, of course, but Helena didn't want common sense right now, she wanted a sympathetic friend, preferably from her time, or who understood just what was going through her head now, and would be sympathetic towards her. "I will be back later."