Morningside Cuesta Where To Go From Here

Akuti's response shocked heartha, as she had expected an answer. It got her to stop crying, and it made her think. She had been thinking that already, but getting someone else to ask that, it made her think more. 

"I..." She took a breath, trying to calm her breaths more, her gaze toward the ground. "I need to live...I need to keep going, for them..." She looked back up to Akuti's face. "I need to keep going."