"No, I killed myself proper," she quietly corrects, the hint of a joke in her voice. "Fortunately it didn't quite stick."

It would be nice if that would distract him from the question he asked, but Era knows better than to get her hopes up. Ardbert is arguably more stubborn than she is when he feels like it. Still, she takes her time answering just in case he does drop the topic.

"...There is always something wrong. I helped you re-adjust to being alive... But for over a year it has been one thing or another you've been supporting me through... It's been hard on you...and I've not been supportive and considerate of you in return."

There is a very clear aura of shame oozing from her every word.