( oh, goodness, there's a lot to unpack here. a god in a forest shrine is one thing, and she tucks that little comment away in her pocket, but it's not what noah seems to be the most distressed over. an easy target—somewhere he can place the blame for his troubled feelings—so it's the feelings she focuses on for now. )

You say that you're not a good person... but it's still something you want for them...

( she repeats after him, nodding slowly as she parses the words. )

You'd rather carry that burden for the people you care about, so it's frustrating when they make that choice all alone, without sharing it with you. Am I right?