This time Imoen doesn't reach out to her, but gods does Imoen want to. How terrible is her perspective that Imoen thought knowing the pattern over scars Jade carries is anything like knowing how the other woman has been hurt?

Hands in lap. Just keep them there.

"You ought to take a minute and let yourself cry."

Imoen isn't above it. She's spent a fair amount of time crying over what's happened to herself. At least it doesn't make things worse.

"But when you can...I'd like to understand. It wouldn't all be a dream, would it? Being wanted, at the least?"