"Theo," she managed, taking a step closer to him as if proximity could fix the fissure that had been created between them. For a second, she allowed her eyes to close, flashes of their past flickering behind her eyelids as she remembered happier times. It hurt, more than she was willing to admit at the moment, so she blinked her eyes open and tried not to falter. "I know that you're hurting, we all are, but you are hurting most of all. If you'll just allow me to pay my respects, I'll be on my way and out of your life, if that is what you truly desire."