I am not in any way proposing abandonment. There are ways to be there for someone, to be partners, to be with them, to whatever the hell you want that don't leave them completely unable to function in your absence. Your guilt over what has happened to Ordis in the past is understandable, and your commitment to your partner is laudable until it fosters dependence rather than independence and equality.

[She's not going to argue with the rest of it. Tenno's going to feel how he's going to feel about the rest of the crew, and she has absolutely no control over it.]

And if you blow off what I'm saying to you because of that guilt, that's when it will become your fault.