[She will gladly go into his arms, holding him close for as long as she can. She smiles fondly up at him when he pulls away.] You should know by now that you don’t have to apologise to me. Particularly for that. [No matter the reason.] Mine is planning a ‘canon review’ of her own soon... I think she intends on making me new icons. [She has to focus on that, and not on the fact that she’s going to be watching herself... die. Watching him watch her die.]

[Her face lights up at his words, but it’s tempered by concern.] Are you certain? I would be glad to have you near, but if you can’t, or if your mun can’t... I won’t hold it against you. I could never hold it against you. [She smiles again. Because it’s Sherlock. And no matter what has happened... ] But it would be better with you there.

[She exhales softly.] So my... state of affairs shouldn’t limit my mun’s choices. [Now that he’s here she won’t use the words. She won’t hurt him that way.] That’s good news. [Of course he would put his intellect to use helping someone solve a crime. She would be more surprised if he hadn’t.]