"But-!"
Victoria was obviously about to protest, but Helen tapped her knee and gave her that look to think before she uttered something that'd hurt Dahlia. Thus, they all witnessed as the eldest of them closed her mouth, her eyes, and forced herself to take a deep breath. Dahlia could bet she was also mentally counting to five or ten, her personal trick to calm down and recompose herself before speaking again.
"...Alright," she finally said. "I understand you're going through some stuff we can't comprehend. I do. But the answers aren't just going to appear out of the blue, and unless you can conjure some ideas yourself, it's no use torturing yourself over it. I don't mean to press you, Dahlia, I'm just worried you'll miss your chance, or get yourself, and us, in danger again if we waste
