[At that, something in Xion finally relaxes. She exhales slowly and eases back in her chair, giving Nathan a small smile that is grateful, apologetic, and a little embarrassed, all at once. Quietly:] Thank you.

[When she speaks up again, her voice is at a normal volume.] The other questions I have, they're... Everyone else covered the things I was wondering, so all I have left are some questions that are... more personal, I guess.

How... [Her brow furrows again.] How was I brought back? Is the technology Ferran uses really that powerful? To bring someone who doesn't... [She stiffens and hesitates, glancing at the others.] To take something out of someone's heart like that?