Yes, I did! You know that I did!

[She's reached his podium, but she isn't sure whether to reach out or not.]

I... you told me before we were friends. Before anyone even died, you told me that. And I, I know we've gone back and forth since then but I've never stopped believing you were my friend!

[Her first friend. Her only friend. God, don't let her lose this fight with him for good.]

Friends protect each other, and that's all I wanted to do! Protect you until you were home safe. From all this, and from that voice in your head...