[He reaches for her hand when she's near enough.] Your efforts were always going to be worthwhile. I'm just sorry it's so immediate and so extreme, under the circumstances.
[He'd been sympathetic to her complaints, but also proud of her results. This re-contextualizes them, but certainly doesn't diminish the accomplishment's hard-won nature.]
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[He'd been sympathetic to her complaints, but also proud of her results. This re-contextualizes them, but certainly doesn't diminish the accomplishment's hard-won nature.]