His eyes are closed, and no one else is here to see; her smile is a yearning and tender thing,

She wasn't there, as Nathan grew into his power, but she remembers it all the same. It's more reflex than resolve, the way she answers.

Probably not like people do, but I'm betting you'll be able to communicate on some level. She couldn't project into an average person's mind, as she is, but Edwin isn't one.