If it isn't just you, then surely they'll find out from the others.

[ Frown still firmly in place, she lets out a little of her shame in a quiet sigh. ]

You're a... special case, after all.

[ And after so long fretting over getting his memories into just the right arrangement to be functional, she'd very much prefer that no one touch them at all, even herself. The furrow in her brow finally starts to ebb away once he speaks again, her features softening. It had been a nice feeling for her, too - knowing there was someone who wanted to look after her, even if it might all have been a lie. ]

You've always been good at protecting me, [ she tells him, voice quiet. ] From the very start.