Too bad she's the furthest thing from warm right now, despite having a jacket on. "I cannot deny that," Irhya says mildly, and then, "I just wish there had been another way."

Hearkening back to Azem's feelings, once again. Azem certainly wished for the same thing, but there was just no time... right? And she's already told Hades that there's no use lamenting what has already come to pass, so she ought not to do it herself. She is not Azem, never will be, but to take up the torch they left behind... that seems like a feasible goal.

"Keep in mind that you're tempered, Lahabrea. Of course what I say is going to sound ridiculous to your ears, and yours to mine. But I would hope there is some common ground to be found somewhere."