I struggled for a moment to think of something to say to that. Like, 'what do you mean, you're running away?' or 'I thought we were just backing off!' but I realized that what Valkyrie wanted most to do, right now, was to get what she wanted to say off her chest, and the best thing I could do was respect that and listen.

"Okay," I said. "I understand that. Why are you 'running', then?" And couldn't you maybe just jog a few paces away and stay?