[ Giovanni reads through the note with about as solemn an expression as has ever been seen on his face. Finally, he speaks up. ]

Okay, I don't know what's going on between you and Deathseeker, and I'm not going to pick sides. That's something you two need to work out between yourselves, and if I have to sit there and keep you from pulling each other's hair out, I will. But if he said you didn't have a right to be sad - well, then he's just wrong! He'd be wrong if he said that about anyone here, but you -

[ No, he can't focus on how much Rosa's been hurt since she's been here. She knows that better than anyone, and dwelling on it won't fix it. He needs to do the Giovanni thing: relentless, possibly unfounded optimism in the face of forbidding odds. He can do that. For Rosa. ]

...Your kid's still gonna love you. You know that, right? You're her mom.