It's a fair question, one she has more experience with than others might think. Their burdens are different and hardly a good comparison for everything Thor has been dealing with, but it gives her the empathy she needs to take this opening and ease it open.

"No. I carry everything with me that I've done, even those things that are gone and far beyond my reach." She tilts her head ever so slightly as she watches him. "But I don't hide those hurts under habits that will kill me. I have, and dreams know I have days when I don't turn away from things that harm more than help, but I've grown enough to carry the weight without always hurting myself in the process. I can talk about those things that hurt, let others in when I feel the pain the most."

Now, she thinks, is the time to finally say it. Gently, but the tides are in the right direction for them to make progress in this journey.

"Asgardians are a hearty people, but even they have their limits. A house that smells of ale says you may have reached yours." She looks him over with soft, worried eyes. "A friend who's seen you struggling hopes she can help."