[She doesn't find Kisara's worry for her overbearing. She has a feeling that it is just the way of the other woman to worry about everyone she comes into contact with. Even when she fought them down in the quarry on the way to meet up with her brother, there was a sense that she wasn't going completely full-force. And even with the short amount of time that they've known one another, Shionne has felt cared for in a way that's foreign to her.

It's why she's slowly let others in, but it's not exactly easy for her either. She regrets it, but it's inevitable with Alphen around, isn't it? He didn't really give her a choice. He didn't really give anyone a choice.]

I'm not even sure that the idea that collecting the Renas Alma will completely work. But, there's something a lot different than what we're used to at play here.

[She doesn't want to get her hopes up that she can get rid of her curse. That way lies madness. She's just going to keep plodding along and if it gets cured, it'll be a pleasant surprise, an unexpected win.]

You're as bad as him, aren't you? [It's said with a fondness laced with exasperation, a sign of defeat. If only for a moment.] I think I liked it better when none of you trusted me.