Falls of the Hinterlands let's go up in flames, pretty lady

She tightens, still unable to meet his gaze.  She doesn't know how she feels — she's not a mindreader — but it isn't impossible to get the gist.  She feels like such a lousy fucking moron.  She should've spared him the story.  Why does she keep doing this?  It's not like anyone cares anyway, especially not someone who is essentially still a stranger.

Yeah, she provides, trying not to sound as broken as she feels.  Sorry.