She shakes her head as she reads. "No, not family. A..."

There's a long pause while she debates the correct word to use. What was this person to her? She had sworn to protect them. They had offered to help her with several projects while she stayed in the Nexus. Client didn't make sense, nor did ward or charge. Acquaintance was too vague and formal and companion didn't make sense given how she used the term back home. That really only left one option.

"A friend. One I fear I didn't know I had and that I may very well have already lost without knowing it."