He/She needs some meat to add back some of that age they seemed to have lost working in the underground. Andre looks so haggard because of the sunken cheeks.
Thanks for translating!
@TheTanJar7 She believes if they go down, she's gonna burn with them, which honestly is often true among such a hierarchy. At the very least, she needs to gather some influence so if she fails to save her family she will at least have some cushioning to break her fall.