forget her — as if such a thing could ever be possible. as if anything truly mattered more than the woman in front of her, the blood on her dress making the whispered fears that plagued laudna day in and day out so much louder for a moment... until imogen's touch pulled her from those thoughts with the same gentleness within her southern drawl. imogen was alive, and so was she, in her own way, and that was all she had the energy to care for in that particular moment.
reaching up, she captured imogen's hand in her own to cling to the warmth therein. "me? i'm fine," she said, drawing out the final word for emphasis. already she could feel the whispers and fears receding to the back of her mind where they belonged. she owned her mind, she was in charge of it.
at least, that's what she told herself, chanting it in her head like a mantra.
"i'm me, imogen, i promise," she assured hastily, determined for it to be true. she had not lost herself entirely in the fight, even when her anger and terror had gotten the best of her as the assassins tried to rip her friends from her again. and if her methods of fighting back were reminiscent of the patron she dreaded might return... they had at least been effective. "it's just me in here..."