By now it's just an accepted truth, in Cass' mind, that she'll do just about anything for Lucrezia. Going out of her way for even complete strangers isn't an uncommon thing, she's willing to die for people she doesn't even like all that much. It's just a standard that's left over after a lifetime of guilt for killing just one person, she'll give and give until she feels like she's made up for that one life.

It can seem like a joke, sometimes. Faizul wasn't even a good person, and yet she can't stop torturing herself for being the one who ended his life because she was a child and she thought she was playing.

But it's more, with Lucrezia. She loves this girl in ways that feel a lot like the way she loves Stephanie, so it sets her above all others. Lucrezia deserves a friend who will love her with no expectations of repayment, no hidden motives. She deserves someone to protect her no matter the consequences and it just feels good to be that person.

"Would probably take it," she finally answers, brushing a kiss to Lucrezia's cheek. "If it was... something real important, at least."