"It sounds like you are going to have a very long and hard battle." Joyce truly sympathized with her newfound friend.
It was a battle where it felt like there was no safe corner for anyone to hide in.
Katrina gave her a pitiful smile for herself. "It has been a long and hard battle. I cannot remember the last time I went out in Russia without a guard which was frequent before all of this took place. I wonder in this world, if you cannot trust our family members, who are we supposed to trust?"
For that, Joyce did not have an answer. In fact, did anyone have an answer for that?
Gavin came into the room again, probably to ask them if they wanted something which was a reminder that they had not even touched their plates yet. Maybe, he had been listening and had decided that it was enough of morbidness and now they have to focus on eating.
