[As much as she cares for Noa, a sudden tackle-hug from anyone, even him, would probably trigger a negative response of one sort of another. It's just the way her training rewired her.]

Tea. [Said quietly and without thinking it over. John preferred tea to coffee, so Amanda does, too.]

I heard some of the bad from Javert. [The hatred she places on his name is so deep it's practically tangible.] Just about the Fog God being caged. That's why I didn't seek you out. I've been...in my own head about it.