[She only vaguely remembers what things were like before the Admiral honored her deal to bring Trip back; the sense of missing him is still there if she digs for it, even after all that time. It's uncomfortable.]

I've had a year. He's had considerably less time to deal with the loss. I don't-- [She pauses again, because she's fairly certain that if Soval were here, he'd disapprove of how human she sounds.] I've decided it's better to let him come to terms with it on his own.