"I know it's not everything. There are too many holes, still. But I know a fair bit, I think," she said after a moment. "I'm not sure I approve of all of her decisions, but I understand why she made them. I'm not sure I would have done any better in her shoes."

A beat; she grinned even as she let herself take a bit of a try tone. "I would know, I have at least one pair of her shoes."