Aster: Can ask you… Nevermind. Forget it.

Ume: What is it? You can ask me anything.

Aster: [deep breath] Is she worth it?

Ume: [flinches] I’m not sure I understand what you’re asking me.

Aster: This… whole mess. Risking your career… losing us… was Altair worth it?

Ume: I-uh…

Aster: I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked that. I just have been wracking my brain to why you would go through all of this trouble… why you would put so much on the line… She must be pretty amazing, right? She has to be. Otherwise… why wasn’t I enough?