"I know," Tonks said simply, understanding the obligations he felt towards Patience. "I just-" She sighed slightly, but didn't back down. "I know I don't have any right to tell you what to do, and I would never try. I just- Merlin, you know I worry. I'm so afraid of you going stir-crazy in here, and doing something reckless, and then- I just can't stop remembering Sirius, and-" She stepped a bit closer to him, hand pressed against her chest as she murmured softly, "Don't want to lose you, Remus."