And now he can add surprise to that, because it's something she didn't expect them to talk about again. She wants to tell him that, that he doesn't have to say anything, doesn't have to explain, but it's obvious he needs to.

So she nods, moves to sit down on the couch that curves around the holochess table, and lets him go at his own pace just like she had in the Enclosure when he was telling his story about the war.