"That is our way," she replies, still maintaining her facade. She doesn't have any other choice. And really, there's no point in lying. He can probably remember just as easily as she can.

"...that it was a superstition? No, She Who Thirsts is quite real. And... yes. I was many 'people', so to speak. But it is hard to describe in words."

A pause. "The Earth of your universe - do you think you have any hope?"

She's used to those hopeless scenarios.