"And I with all my supposed strength got victimized just as much by all that. Having superpowers is no guarantee of safety.

And ... I'll never be able to promise that you'll be safe, not completely." And that was a painful admission for her to make.

"But you're not my weakness. You're my strength. If it weren't for you, I'd quite possibly be a willing collaborator with my father right now. He's only done this much because I've continued to resist him.

I think the only reason that there's any me left at all is because you're my anchor. I can always count on you. You've always been there for me, even when I'm involved in all this insanity."

She took a breath.

"Why do you even stay? That's what I wonder sometimes. How can being with me be worth all this?"