Heh. [The chuckle is sharp, but approving. She nods to Winter, though there is a strange, almost foreign softness to her expression. It's not to the degree of most people, but... It's a lot more than how she used to be.] Good. With that in mind, if there is anything you need that is within my power...
[Which is actually a bit limited, even in her position. She has an image to worry about, for her company and its ambitions and her employees more than herself, and she can't yet afford to get into a public pissing contest with Thunder.]
...just ask. I will do what I can. You are right, and beyond your personal wishes, it would be... comforting to have someone in that city I can trust.
[It makes sense, of course. No one can expect people to bounce back from the kind of devastation they faced instantly, and Winter had gotten to see that through to the literal very end.]
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[Which is actually a bit limited, even in her position. She has an image to worry about, for her company and its ambitions and her employees more than herself, and she can't yet afford to get into a public pissing contest with Thunder.]
...just ask. I will do what I can. You are right, and beyond your personal wishes, it would be... comforting to have someone in that city I can trust.
[It makes sense, of course. No one can expect people to bounce back from the kind of devastation they faced instantly, and Winter had gotten to see that through to the literal very end.]