"Honestly?" Katie drew her knees up to her chest, propping her chin on them as she watched him. "If there's a chance that might happen, I'm glad I'm not in zombie mode anymore. At least now I'll be able to help myself, right? Fight back if I need to. Protect myself. So, umm..." She looked at him, then down at the sofa, and then back up at him, clearing her throat as she said quietly, "Thank you. For that." Then she gave a faint smile as she added, "Even if I'm still kind of mad at you."