A derisive laugh fell from Sookie's lips before she could stop it. As soon as it passed, she peered over at Nina with an apologetic look. Nina wasn't responsible for any of it, after all, and even just the slight burden raised from her shoulders, knowing that she wouldn't have to be the one to tell George, was more comforting than Sookie could express. But there was no comfort to be found in the fact that Mitchell cared, not falling from the lips of another person, not when she still couldn't decide whether or not she wanted him on her side at all, anymore.

Which of the two was more ideal?

"I thought I knew, until just now. But I guess... with someone who's lived that long, there's always gonna be another side that you don't see," she decided, between breaths. "I'm just so sorry I had to break the news. Sorry that I'm not really together enough to hold it on my own. But if it means anythin', I don't think he'll actually hurt anyone here. Not like that."