She knows Balthier is as shaken as she is, and she knows he means everything she says, but–

"It doesn't feel like I didn't fail, at least in some way." Piaget did terrible things to both of them, almost tearing them apart more than once, but - someone still had to die for them to continue to be together. She had to find a way to make it better, at least a little bit.

"Balthier," she whispers before pulling him into another tight hug.