I know I must wear out the words for how much I say then, but Casey -

[His hand finds their paw and there is no scenario in which Rue doesn't curl their talons lovingly right back around him.]

I'm proud of you. Facing what you've faced isn't easy, but acknowledging that recovery takes time, that it's alright if we are not perfectly okay every single moment of every single day, that's very courageous. You're giving yourself grace and that makes me so very happy.