Not knowing any better, she takes the words for his own. Ari grew up on a terraformed, climate-controlled colony and rarely left her Tower; she doesn't have the steady experience of the seasons' turn that Earthers of a certain geography do. And yet. And yet there's something that resonates.

Before she speaks up, she feels that breeze on her skin, and she's put in mind of crisp cold and of homecoming.

The young lieutenant looks him in the eye. 'Winter Court?' she questions.

She knows. Not personally, obdurate as she is, but it's a reminder to her that there are those who have suffered far more than she has. Erin explained it all, and Phil has been changed, that's plain enough to see.