Olivia listened to Shawn's tale as attentively as he had listened to hers. They had both been through a lot in the past three years. She was just glad they had both come out okay in the end. Olivia also couldn't really say she was surprised that Shawn had thought her weak. Several people throughout the last three years had underestimated her, and more before that in one thing or another. But the ones in recent years who had thought her weak and unable to defend herself... Some had paid very dearly for it, like those men she had left as Walker chow so they'd never lay their hands on another woman again. Of course she had made sure their brains were damaged so [i]they[/i] wouldn't come back. Others who had underestimated her who had been proven wrong were simply impressed by her skills. Those Olivia had made friends with, and they had shared meals and laughter, traded supplies and survival tips before going their separate ways. Not everyone was bad, but as time went on more people had naturally become wary of outsiders because while not everyone was bad not everyone was good either.

Shawn was. He was an absolute sweetheart, and as Olivia slipped her hands into his as he held them open to her, she smiled at him again. She couldn't help but feel happy that she could be a source of hope for Shawn, and she felt even happier knowing that he wanted her by his side. After their meeting Olivia wasn't sure she could go back to being alone again anyways. Least probably not without developing a deep loneliness that was likely to eat away at her in Shawn's absence. Her expression was soft, her voice gentle as she expressed her thoughts to Shawn. "I would be happy to stay by your side, Shawn. Wherever you might want to go, I'll go with you be it by sea or land, or even by air if you think you can breed a bird large enough to carry a human." Olivia let out a small laugh and added, "I was kidding about that last bit. I am serious, though, Shawn. I'll stay by your side no matter what. I'd by lying if I said I'm not uncontrollably drawn to you, and I don't think I could stand to be on my own anymore after meeting you."