( she takes a long drink from her refilled glass before resting it on her knee again, pausing before speaking )

The Beholding preys on fears. Nightmares.

( this is something that she hasn't spoken to anyone about, even if she's keeping it vague now. though nick knew of what she'd experienced, that she'd been trapped in her nightmare he didn't know how she'd felt, what else it had done to her )

Providing a statement feeds it your nightmare and forces you to experience it.

( though she hadn't provided a statement. she'd provided her entire being. her existence )