Hushed Willows Shall we play, Doctor?

Banner wanted to roll her eyes at Stark's comment about being too good, but she held it in.  There was a sentimental sincerity in his voice that she didn't dare discourage.  He'd need all the support he could get in the coming days.. weeks.. months?  However this mess unfolded, she knew where her place was: at his side.  Stark kept her mind whole and her mood elevated.  To be sure of his presence in her life was plenty to sustain her for years to come.  All she had to do was support him, be there for him.  In other words, she just had to be herself. 

"He told me he's looked through the mountains with some spotty coverage up North," she said with a frown.  Conversation with Mordecai had ended on a sour note - for Banner, at least - but she did manage to retain that bit of information.  "I've done some wandering through the mountains with a friend and didn't see any sign of him.  I'll head South."  Just as she'd told Mordecai she would.