It's hard to know how to respond. She cannot truly grasp what it is to be ripped so completely from what she knows. Even with being taken to the Circle, the knowledge of those had been with her all her life, and the world still went on as normal beyond the walls, even if her own life was transformed. To be taken completely from your world?

Herian's free hand gently traces Cosima's knuckles, her wrist. "I wish I had an answer for you." What to say, or do. "Perhaps when... so much is uncertain, and we do not know beyond doubt what is, the kinder thing is... not to stoke that anxiety and loss."

It's an unsatisfactory offering, and her smile is apologetic. "Tell your sisters what you feel comfortable sharing. If it does not feel right in the moment, trust yourself, and the instinct."