[The false smile that appeared on his face moments before stays in place for a few moments more before he seems to realize there's little point in it. He stays silent for a long while, mentally debating how much he can say -- how much he wants to say -- before finally speaking up. There's a sense in his tone that whatever he's talking about is a very serious matter. It's not a tone he's used often, if ever, around Toph: quiet, and sad.]

...something happened before I came to Luceti. Something Arietta blames Anise for... and something I don't think she'd ever forgive her for. But it wasn't Anise's fault. And for her, back home, it hadn't even happened yet.

[Something he was forced to explain to her here in Luceti. And to Luke as well. And it's not the sort of thing that gets easier every time you say it -- if anything, it only becomes that much more difficult.]

To be honest, I'm more worried about what'll happen back on Auldrant. There are people from my world from a time further in the future, but a part of me has always been afraid to ask. I suppose a small part of me still hopes that if they were able to get along here, they might be able to resolve their differences back home as well. But I guess... that's just being overly optimistic.