She considers the stranger's words, then nods in sad agreement. If nothing else, she offers her hand and arm for Bai Lin to hoist herself up by. "You can call me Merry, if you like," she says. "Short for Meredith." She's... not going to bring up that she's the second Bai Lin she's acquainted with, not yet.

"I wish this sort of situation wasn't so common," she says. "I'd rather build than break. It's trickier work."

"...At least this time," she sighs, "our enemy wasn't human."