True. If she's gone this long already, a little bit longer to make sure everything will work out won't make much of a difference. [There doesn't seem to be any real rush or deadline.

Ouse's quiet declaration is met with a thoughtful look from Yuri. She wonders if she's disappointed Ouse, or if maybe Ouse feels like she's been failed--if not by Yuri, than by everything else that's happened in her life.

Not feeling quite bold enough to outright take her hand, she reaches out to catch the other's sleeve, a small tug to get her attention. SHe knows Ouse can't--or won't--look her in the eye, but there's a small, reassuring smile anyhow]

We won't. I promise. [Not that she can really promise something like that but. Still. It's the thought that counts.]