[Isa's reaction gives her pause for a moment. How to respond to that...]

I was one of his friends, yes.

[She turned back to Lea.]

I don't know why he said that--I thought he understood.

What happened...It's kind of a long story. We all made mistakes; I think Axel did the best he could.

[She speaks more quietly, and slowly, as if she were just realizing something.]

I guess...in a way, we abandoned him.

[Not going about this well at all, but she's a little flustered.]