It feels natural to want to rush to reassure her. It isn't Greta's fault, she wants to say. Regan could do better. She could try harder. She could make sacrifices to help her out. But if she lays it all out, what sacrifices can she really make?

"I don't know," she admits. "You have so much going on. I don't want to add to it." That's the truth, at least. Greta's got work at Green Gardens, and she's got Saoirse to look after, plus the dogs, plus all of the chickens. Which Saoirse helps with, surprisingly well, but still. And Anne, too.