That one battle wasn't really even a flicker in Saori's eye. Those...cultists weren't people. They ceased being people the moment that they took up arms against the people she cared about. The hug helps wash away some of the pain in her expression, but she has another confession to make yet.

"I know you will, I...I just want you to understand. This is going to be hard. And bad things will happen to you, and you can't rely on me to protect you. I can't even protect myself...not here."

She leans against her love, eyes shut tight to keep back tears. "I didn't tell you...yet. But I've been here before. I-I have no memory of it. But there were records in the tunnels. A...a friend brought them to me, and I destroyed them. But...dearest, they killed me. They killed me three times...for n-no reason whatsoever..." Her voice comes out weak, quiet, and still shocked. She hadn't said it out loud yet, not to anyone.