While it's heartening to hear Jason tell of his optimism, Sookie doesn't feel the same way. Maybe she did for a while, when the three of them had been in Darrow and everything, save for the occasional bee, seemed calm and steady and secure. But with one of them having disappeared, it's easy for Sookie to imagine all the ways that the rest of their little world might crumble apart. She doesn't trust herself to prevent that.

It's been a while since she's had confidence in herself, in that respect.

"He's been through so much shit. I wish the world was fair enough to stop piling more on him. On any of us. I thought maybe this was it, this was our way of escaping, but... god, I don't know. I just don't know what I'd do if you ever left. Maybe I'm overreacting," she murmurs softly, hands tightening on his shirt. "I hate feelin' so scared."