[ She shakes her head. ] No... No, that's not it. [ She doesn't feel worse. Just. A little surprised. ]

I--... [ She sighs again, as if conceding something, her tone reflective and soft. ] I won't try to "make it up" to you out of guilt. [ --Or at least, attempt to keep the guilt from creeping back in by her own nature of wanting to give and undo the harm she's done. Not that attempting to make up to someone is selfish in of itself, but... perhaps it's when that person says you've already done enough that the act of making-up becomes self-serving, a comfort to the offender, not the other. ] That's not what you want.

But, can I do something for you because you're... insightful and inspirational?