Ah, she's told you then. [ He feels bad for making other people worry like that. ]

I should be fine so as long as I take medication and eat well. It becomes easy to forget important things when our situation becomes chaotic.

Have you been taking it easy in between missions, Riza?

[She tilts her head, pulling forth a brief smile.]

As best I can. I learned how to take care of myself early on.

[Which, in part, is the reason she'd wanted to talk to him in the first place. Her mood sobers again, smile fading as she watches him for any sign of distress or weakness.]

Reika mentioned too that you tend to worry about me.

You're a close friend.

Was it wrong of me to worry?

[He does tend to think of others more than himself. Julius isn't sure what Riza's opinion of this is.]

[She smiles, shakes her head.]

Not at all. It's hard not to worry about a friend. [Goodness knows she's similar, in that regard.] I just hope it never becomes crippling - it's hard to predict what could happen here.

[She could die, she could be transferred away. She's always seen ALASTAIR as something transient rather than something permanent.]

You're right.

Too much concern can be a hindrance. We have to keep going forward, no matter what.

Just like we've always been doing.

[So they should make the most of their time.]

["Keep going forward"....goodness knows she's heard it often enough from him, and said it often enough but there's merit to pausing every now and then, taking things easy.]

Just make sure not to overwork yourself. It's alright to take breaks every now and then.

[Otherwise Reika might collapse from worrying too much.]

I'll try not to over do it.

Thank you for worrying about me. It's nice to have a friend you can rely on during these times.

[He's thankful for Riza's support.]