To hear Mylène tell it, she isn't brave, but Ivan is, his stoic strength and sense of humor a rock to climb upon when her anxieties assault her on all sides.

To hear Ivan tell it, he's not brave, but Mylène is, her gentle voice giving words to the things he feels but cannot express for fear that he will be seen as less of a man.

To each other they give their raw fears, from each other they draw the courage refined from them.