...we can't know any of that for sure. [She's been in Edensphere so long. Lost so many people... of course, that was true of just about everyone he spoke to who was 'older' than he was. But he still tended to think of her as a child, and it was somehow more painful that a child had to go through this kind of thing.
The fact that she was currently even smaller than usual didn't help.]
I'm not sure if I can be any help. But... it's probably better to assume she's gone home. [And maybe that was some kind of self-delusion. But it was better than worrying yourself sick over something you couldn't possibly change.]
Re: QL!
...we can't know any of that for sure. [She's been in Edensphere so long. Lost so many people... of course, that was true of just about everyone he spoke to who was 'older' than he was. But he still tended to think of her as a child, and it was somehow more painful that a child had to go through this kind of thing.
The fact that she was currently even smaller than usual didn't help.]
I'm not sure if I can be any help. But... it's probably better to assume she's gone home. [And maybe that was some kind of self-delusion. But it was better than worrying yourself sick over something you couldn't possibly change.]