[Milla slowly closes the cook book she's flipping through as Xion approaches, and she finds she completely understands the sentiment. the several weeks she was on bed rest when she couldn't walk had been absolute torture. so even if rest is something Xion needs, Milla doesn't blame nor scold her for being up and about]

[she's about to say something else, but Xion's question takes her by surprise. there's a moment of silence, before she closes her eyes and answers, voice soft]

. . . I feel a bit. . . regretful. [she answers honestly] It isn't a feeling I'm used to. Regret and uncertainty are not emotions I deal with very often.

[not a confident and proud woman like her, anyway]

I made mistakes, and other people had to suffer because of them. You were one of those people.

[she opens her eyes again]

I will do better in the future. That's the decision I've made for myself. It won't change what has already happened, but I won't allow myself to make the same mistakes again.

[a beat]

And what about you? Are you all right?