- Marianne? Ah, Marianne!
- There you are! I thought you'd be in the chapel.
- I, um... I went to pray earlier than usual today.
- You're really committed to this whole "praying every
[cdb]single day" thing, aren't you?
- Oh, no. It's nothing so grand.
- And besides, praying to the goddess daily on behalf of
[cdb]my friends is really all I'm good for...
- OK, stop. Seriously?
- You're amazing, Marianne. There's a ton of stuff
[cdb]you do that no one else could possibly handle.
- I suppose so?
- Yeah, well, I know so.
- Um, Hilda?
- Why are you always so nice to me?
- Huh? What do you mean?
- Well, you have so many other close friends...
- Yet you always seem to go out of your way to show me
[cdb]kindness and decency.
- You even took responsibility when Judith was about
[cdb]to berate me during our armor-sorting escapade.
- Yeah, I guess I did, huh? I totally forgot about that!
- That takes me back. Poor Judith...
- Hers was a great loss indeed.
- Anyway, did I really cover for you back then?
I honestly don't even remember.
- Yes, and I have wondered ever since why you did such
[cdb]a thing.
- Eh, it's no big deal. I guess I just wanted to be nice.
- Seriously, Marianne, you're the best—and having you
[cdb]around makes my life a lot easier.
- So just consider it my way of saying thanks for all the
[cdb]times you helped me out!
- I've helped you?
- Absolutely! You're my emotional support!
- You're always around when I need a shoulder to cry
[cdb]on or somebody to listen when I get all mad.
- You always know the exact right thing to say,
[cdb]and then you smile at the end of it and it's like...
I don't know. It makes me all warm inside.
- You do all that little stuff without even thinking of it,
[cdb]and it really keeps me going.
- I never thought of it like that.
- I had no idea you found me helpful.
- If anything, I thought you considered me a burden.
- Thank you, Hilda. Your words, they... They mean a
[cdb]lot to me.
- And I will do my best to support you in all the days
[cdb]yet to come.
- There's that smile! You never fail to brighten my day,
Marianne.