Her pulse was likely slightly elevated, but she was good at clamping down on panic and appearing at least outwardly calm. She was pale, but she'd spent the entire day looking like she'd seem a ghost. She even managed a weak smile as she replied, "Yes, of course. Fine."

She sat, and fidgeted with her hair, a frown still on her face. "It must have been marvelous, seeing all that," she mused- an attempt to distract herself, but still genuine. "And this, too," she added as an afterthought, though she sounded less convinced. "When one gets past...everything."