[It's almost a moment of clarity for her, enough to shake her out of her burning haze, her sneering monstrous cruelty. It's not enough, but it's something. Any trace of a sneer disappears from her face and she only looks at her feet.

She feels a bit embarrassed.]

You could. It wouldn't do any extra harm to leave...

But I will do as you ask. You never had to ask to begin with. I love her more than I ever thought I was capable of loving anything or anyone in the world and that won't ever change.

In return, I ask that you stay alive in this place. So that one day she can see you again when this is all over.