Alecto was quiet, her eyes were on Severus' face, staring at him for any kind of falter. Quietly, she sighed and the future was setting in. The only person who accepted who, allowed her to be herself, opened her up to possibilities. Those small hands of hers interlaced and her eyes lowered to her palms,"....Oh." Alecto's eyes began to well up, it was clear that what he had said had hurt her.
"...Do you know how..we..parted?" Alecto felt her chest tightened, she was breathing with slight difficultly. It was clear she was withholding her tears, trying to remain fine, not to cry.
Don't cry.
Had she had something in her hands, she would have broken it.