[ Claire holds his gaze to genuinely speak on something she's not sure she hears others say all that much. She likely will now though, since she's thought of it. ]

It should have been a choice for respite if you needed it, and I'm sorry it wasn't. People are working to find the answer of how to get home. Slow going, I'm afraid, but we'll get there, I think.

[ The sadness was noted and will be remembered, should they meet again. She'll make sure he's settling alright, has a friend outside of his faction. Mustering a smile, she swings it back around to the positive.]

The nice part of all this is meeting someone I never could have otherwise.