[ The knot in her stomach just seems to be getting bigger and she can't quite look Anders in the eye, not after seeing his arm. ]

I have done something. I'm here. Isn't that enough?

[ She came to Anders because she thought he might give her confidence and he has, but she still feels on edge. The idea of someone knowing she was with a woman, that she cared for one, that she had embraced one as a lover... It makes goosebumps rise on her skin and her hands clench.

She is afraid, and she knows it. It is cowardly. ]

What is the purpose of gaining the scars if you will never be able to carry them without shame?