"I know," she tells Lloyd, though her gaze drifts to Kratos as he speaks up. He'd been so quiet the whole way out of the caves she hadn't expected him to say anything. At least it sounds like he's mad about it, too. She sighs, squeezing Lloyd's hand back fondly. "I know, I wouldn't have left him there, I just-- I keep thinking that maybe if I'd been smarter about it, they'd both be safe now, instead of Colette having to suffer like this."

Nia's healing doesn't feel like she'd expected - a surge of water, rather than a ray of bright light - but it's appreciated, nonetheless, as the wound closes and the worst of her aches fade. "Thanks," she says, with a small smile as she lets her hand fall back to her side. "That's a lot better."