When he lifted her chin, she looked into his eyes, and continued to do so for the entire time that he spoke. She too had heard the occasional rumors about a cure to vampirism, but although she longed for nothing more, she had ignored them. Her thoughts on the matter had always been that if there was a legitimate cure for vampires, that it would be wide spread already. 

But as she listened to him, it was beyond clear that she wanted to believe him- to believe that her nightmare could have a happy ending. She wanted to believe so much that her eyes were starting to water with how much she wanted it. 

Yet when he was done, she found herself pulling away from the thought again. She wanted to believe but tonight had been going so well for her that she just had to be skeptical of how perfect it made her feel. This caused her to smile sadly, and look down again.

"Even if I was the only vampire out there who hasn't completely lost their humanity...I am far from pure hearted, Connor. I hate...I hate a lot. I hate an entire race for being godless monsters, I hate another entire race through my envy of them. I hate the man who changed me and..." she stopped abruptly, realizing where this was going.Quietly, she brought her knees up and rested her chin on them, staring out into the distance. "...I have been...faltering...lately. Perhaps I seem to be a good woman of God...worthy maybe of that cure....but I sometimes have to force it out...because I can convince myself to stay good by saying it out loud..."