The day had been absolutely terrible for Cecilia, and the fact that she'd managed to get through all of it without hauling off and beating Walt into silence felt like a great personal triumph. She'd been greatly relieved once Owen had shown up with the key to free them, at which point she had promptly shoved Walt away from her (none too gently, she would admit), and told him it would be in his best interest to avoid her for the rest of the day. Then she'd gone off with Owen to find another group, all the while really wanting to find a tree to hide under for a couple hours until she felt calm again. Being violated by these people yet again was bad enough. Having Walt forcibly invading her space all day was bad enough. Having him so clearly and vocally amused and delighted by both the situation and her discomfort was bad enough. All those things combined had resulted in Cecilia desiring to just absolutely shut down and not deal with the world again until she felt safe and untouchable.
She was trying to keep cool and collected, and she had a markedly easier time with that when she was alone with Owen. It helped a great deal to be back in control of her own self, at least as much as anyone ever could be in this place. It also helped that Owen didn't grate on her. He respected her, and Cecilia trusted him. She wouldn't have necessarily said that a few days ago, but today she realized it was true. She did trust Owen. Yesterday, that idea might have panicked her. Today, she was too mentally exhausted to do anything but accept that fact and move on.
She listened to Owen's accounting of the day and his dealings with Marco, happy to have something outside of her own head to think about. She kept unconsciously hugging her own arms, both a nervous tic left over from earlier and for the warmth. "I think you did what you had to. He'll probably go help Juno or Lennon." She wasn't sure if she actually believed that, but it was what she thought he should have done. "Do you mind... uh, do you mind me asking why you were so deadset on freeing me? I mean. I appreciate it, a lot. But you could have gone for someone closer."