She understands exactly what he means by that. "Shikamaru did the same thing for me, or similar enough," she admits with a small nod. "Filled me in on all the details... it stopped me from blurting things out. And... you know, it's good to know I'm not the only one anymore who knows about..." A vague wave of her hand. "About everything. It's been a lonely feeling, knowing these things and keeping entirely silent about them." Because why should she give everyone else the pain too, when there's nothing anyone can do about it as long as they're here?

"Any time you need to talk," she adds, "I'm around."