For some reason, Minnie almost wished he'd yelled at her instead. Seeing the strong, powerful, confident Scrooge look so utterly broken... it added to her pain. She bit her lower lip, but hiccups and sniffles escaped her. It was taking every ounce of strength not to burst into full blown sobs.

She unsteadily walked forward, all of her energy gone. She grabbed Scrooge's sleeve, but that was all she could muster for now. "Mister McDuck..."