The smile slipped from her lips and she stilled, frowning as she watched him.

"That's... Well, that's pretty great, to have a place like that," Ellie admitted. She sure didn't. She reached out, pressing fingertips to his chest where he'd had his before.

"But it's not really what I meant. This? This will always be yours. No matter what." She withdrew her hand. "But that can only survive if the rest of you does, right? Endure and survive. That's what it comes down to."

She tried to offer him a reassuring smile. "You don't gotta give them anything at all, I just wouldn't want to see you hit by a car or something."