The relief Mitch felt when she saw Malvis' face was so overwhelming she didn't even hide her ugly face, weeping like a kid. A part of her emotions came from the terror she felt, thinking Malvis abandoned her. And it turns out it was just her and her pessimistic imagination.
"Your arms and hands are bruised."
Mitch does not know the hardship Malvis had to endure to save her from death. While Malvis conveniently found a sturdy vine he used, there was no way Mitch unconsciously grabbed onto it.
"This is nothing, Mom, compared to what you just went through."
