[She furrows her brow as she reads it. There has to be some kind of explanation. Maybe he just wanted answers? And the holiday greetings, well, that can be explained away too. Eli said it himself, it was impossible to be angry with Woden now. He just got into his head.
Then she sees the words: Could I come?
Her stomach sinks]
This... you did this to him. There's no way he'd want something like this, after... after you...
[She can't even finish the words. There's something wrong here. Something that goes beyond physical changes and mind games. It's the nature of want. It's the nature of need. How could someone feel so drawn to someone after they've felt so violated?]
action;
Then she sees the words: Could I come?
Her stomach sinks]
This... you did this to him. There's no way he'd want something like this, after... after you...
[She can't even finish the words. There's something wrong here. Something that goes beyond physical changes and mind games. It's the nature of want. It's the nature of need. How could someone feel so drawn to someone after they've felt so violated?]