"It was hard for him," she agrees. "But he was so brave. You would've been so proud of him, Steve. He had to unlock all the security measures on the ship and keep the creature distracted so that I could cure it. All without Blaze to protect him. Just me."

Caspar looks at her, then switches her grip on his hand so he's the one who can comfort her. "You kept him from getting dragged into the vents," he reminds her. "You were the one who had to touch that monster's hands. Twice. A third time and it would've --"

"It wasn't a monster," she gently reminds him, although she's holding onto his hand rather tightly. She returns her attention to Steve. "The Nightmare dredged up some bad memories for me. I was... I was in a bad way, for a little while there. But Ghost talked me through it. He reminded me that I wasn't alone. I wouldn't have wished that Nightmare on anyone, but I'm glad that we were together to face it."

She gives Steve a soft smile. "You sound like me. When we left the Nightmare, I wanted to help anyone who was injured, but I was too exhausted. But you're helping now by checking up on your friends. I have a feeling most of the others are worse off than I am."