She takes the silence and gives herself a chance to breath. There's a realization that it might not have been one of the most encouraging answers.

"I actually talked with my sister a little about it before I wound up here. ...We said we'd try to work through it together. So that our team wouldn't be the one where I had to shoulder all the burdens.

It'd be kind of a jerk move if I didn't try just because she wasn't here."