[ the only response he gets at first is a raise of her eyebrows, as if to say, yes, and clearly you have taken this to heart as well.

then, though, she listens to his next words, and sighs. ]

Maybe you're right. Maybe not. It's a kind notion, anyway, to let me think I've done more good than harm for my home by being here. [ twirling a curl around her finger, she looks down. ] It's just as well; in the end, I wouldn't...

[ she trails off, doesn't finish the sentence. instead, she turns her attention back to their board, to make her next move. ]