Astrid sort of shrugged it off a little, then remembered she was on the phone, and it wasn't like Sabine could tell. But she lingered a little before answer, because she did miss being able to talk to Sabine about stuff like that, but what she missed even more was how, when they were at least in the same room, they didn't have to talk about it.

"I guess it can't really be helped," she reasoned. "Maybe the island just didn't want me thinking I could get off that easily."