She gives him a nod, leaning back on the bench a bit.

"I never thought I'd be one to settle down and have a family until I met Cyrus... and even then it was more of a cruel twist of fate that I was able to. It was a bit of a miracle I was even able to have a child... though the same circumstances that let such a wonderful thing even occur are the same that eventually led to me losing him... which brings me back around to your original question."

She let out a somber breath, shaking her head.

"Had I not been forced to turn him, he'd likely still be alive and well, but on the other hand my daughter never would have been born. Had I the chance to do it all again, it would be impossible to keep one without losing the other in a sense."