"It's not you, Ash. It's just memories that I still have reactions to despite them being from an entirely different lifetime."

He's...so gentle that she would really like to punch whoever hurt him. Valdis knows he isn't as confident as he pretends to be. He, Max and Erin deserved so much better.

"I also told Erin you were kind," she continues, kissing his hand. "Do you want to know what else I told her?"