It was a short-lived dream in her world. Too short, but there was nothing to do for it. Maybe one day in this new world she'd helped to make, but there was no way to know for sure. She wouldn't remember the love of her life or the days they'd spent together, and she had to tell herself that it was better this way, because the alternative was the end of the entire world. She could never bring herself to be that selfish in any universe.

"Of course it is," she commented with a bit more smile and a hint of amusement in her voice. "It always is, isn't it?"