"Nothing can change that because we almost died for it. Period." Just in case that was in question - Jesus himself can change that, if he fucks her over badly enough, but as far as the city itself is concerned she refuses to give it that kind of power over her.

But she has to work hard to put herself in the position of an orphan - not the literal definition, that she's as familiar as she wants to be. But the legal status that would have required papers, and judges, and a court.

"I still don't - so, what, you'd rather have that with some stranger you've only just met?"