That gets a snort out of her, "I'm already losing sleep, Brand, wouldn't be anything new. And even if I wasn't, 'm used to sleeping with a chronic insomniac nearby. It's... whatever. But yeah, whenever you're ready; he won't be back any time soon, so... offer extends for as long as you need it, and all that."

Her teeth dig into the inside of her cheek. At least Brand's not likely to ask about North's indefinite absence, especially not in the state he's in. A part of her almost wants him to, but it's a stupid and selfish part of her that she pointedly ignores. He's in the middle of a goddamn crisis, and they don't talk, and it's not the same.

Losing North's her own fault. Him losing Rune like this isn't. It's not the same, even if knowing that she might be losing North for good, this time, even whilst he's alive, is enough to make her feel lost, detached from reality.

All she ever wanted was her own life, and now here she is again, wondering how she's supposed to live without him.

Whatever. She does her best to keep what's going on in her head out of her face, giving Brand a shrug, if a little too long after finishing her sentence.