It's better not to be completely alone, she thinks. Of course, she would never say that, and if she had to be alone for the few hours that Victor is...working, then she could. Without a doubt. But there's something genuinely relieved in her smile when he returns and she can take comfort in the familiarity of tea and chocolate.

Even if she can't quite find the words for an inane conversation tonight. The company is more than enough.