Ah... [Her hands grips the hem of her skirt as she thinks about that. She hated the uncertainty that this could be her country's future. And yet despite the fact that they were two different events the fact remained that the place they were talking about was her home.]

[But... then there was also the fact that she invited him here. This was her offering of gratitude.]

Thank you for letting me know. I can only pray that my people--that the recovery heals.

[She stays in awkward silence for a moment, trying not to think to hard on what was said.]

Um... how is your coffee?

[She had not taken even a sip of hers.]