[ so very, very important -- beyond what she can even understand herself, sometimes, save for the honest fact that she wants to be one of the reasons he can smile. even if it means making a deal with someone she hates to protect him, even if it means getting used to a vegetable she abhors, even if...

anyway, don nods in understanding to midnight's words, for they very much reflect her own thoughts; she does not mind being a burden on her friends in smaller ways, though she's more often that when it comes to the grander scale of her own justice back home, and to be relied on for the same is nice. the last bit though... well. strikes a little too close, and she gives a long sigh as she watches her new friend. ]

Verily, thou hath spoken soundly and true. There are... simply some things others do not need concern themselves with, that I am able to handle myself, though I do not know if they would approve of the way in which I handle it. It is as they say -- if something is not broke, do not fix it, no?

[ if her tendency to withdraw or shut down whatever feeling doesn't match her current goal or appearance hasn't hurt her yet, then what's the harm? there's no need to show off an open wound after all. ]