Lauralye covered her mouth as Robert told her that he would protect her country for her and couldn't contain her tears. She smiled at him all she wanted to do was hug him and tell him that everything was going to be alright... But it wasn't. Nothing was going to be okay, at least not for her. Robert would keep living and after sometime the pain he felt when he thought of her would dull. It had happened to her when her mother died and the same would happen for him. She wiped under her eyes, "I know you will... I love you so much, Robert... I.... I don't want to go..." She was crying again. She was scared, terrified even, of what would come when left with Hades. However, she didn't want that to be want Robert was left with... Her cowardice. She smiled and sniffled trying to put on a brave face although he couldn't see her, "But I have to... And someday... I'll see you again and I hate myself for saying that I look forward to it but not a moment will go by that I won't miss you terribly..." She took a deep breath, "Goodbye, Robert."

She stood and left the room to find Hades. When she did, she nodded to him, "Thank you..."