[ Qubit's face wrinkles as if he's smelled something unpleasant. ] Cary. Cary was... [ Ugh. He just got done being angry, he doesn't want to talk about Cary right now. Can't we just say "he sucked" and leave it at that? ]

... No, I'll come back to him later. Suffice to say, we didn't see eye to eye. My point was, Kaidan kept the peace - kept our eyes forward, and off each other. She'd lost just as much as any of us - more, even - but she never lost her drive, her compassion... her principles. She stayed focused, but without losing perspective. And that's a rare combination.