The idea seems typical of Ryokai, something he would suggest. He is sometimes too much the diplomat. What she really needs is time to recover from yesterday's injuries, and to settle the tumult of her spirit. Time to accommodate herself with the prospect of living. Perhaps she holds herself to too high a standard, demands more of herself than any mere metahuman could ever hope to achieve. She sees this as nothing less than her duty. For her duty is to protect a man absolutely in a world where no degree of protection can ever be absolute.