"They aren't going to take anything else from you. Because I'm here."

Pen folds her arms and sets her jaw stubbornly. She doesn't like letting self-deprecating people wallow in their own problems, and she's not about to change that habit.

"You aren't alone. I've said it before. I'll say it again. Heck, I have a regular army here with me to keep you from losing anything else."