Damn everything, she is not going to cry in front of a mortal.

They'd be tears of frustration, anyway. What a lousy way to treat the first real devotees she's met in ages-- she can't even answer their prayers.

What she assumes are both their prayers, anyway.

"--Oh," she realizes.

"Does he ... does he not know you're here?"

Any here will do, such as Milliways-here, but what 'Dite means specifically is hospital-bed, missing-some-leg-here.