[ Her gaze softens, drifts down to her own hands that are starting to shake slightly, pressed against her dress as she tries to keep calm about this. ]

Perhaps it is too much for one person, I cannot say I understand your brother's situation, however... I have thousands of lives to consider before my own. I cannot afford to be selfish. [ The smile she gives him is a lot more genuine now, but it's also Bitter. ] Yet here I am.