"That's because you can," Troy replied cheekily, with a little grin. He reached out to offer the cup of tea, now well-steeped, to Jean. "You're stronger than you give yourself credit for; you've made it through medical school, which seems designed to cull out most of the students. You've made it professionally. And you've our support - so, if you can do all that on your own, you can certainly handle this."