"It's unfortunate she avoided you simply because she couldn't cope with her own loss. Id hope that by now at least she's had the time to move on. At least it seems like she's interested in getting to know you now and hopefully make up for lost time, though the question at heart is if that's what you want."

She takes sip from her flask, letting her head lilt back, staring into the sky.

"Would rebuilding this relationship benefit you, give you something more to fight for? I take it you're some kind of soldier, or at least affiliated with some form of military? With that in mind, would having one more person worrying about you, knowing there is another person desperately clinging to the hope that you'll come home could your mind in any way when making split decisions, would that emotional attachment cause any kind of hesitation which could potentially get you killed when it comes down to it?"