[ That gives him more answers than he'd expected and his expression brightens with curiosity for a moment as he considers that. ANd the fact of how aware of it she is. ]

I find it hard to imagine otherwise, but I suspect it's just as strange to you. How the very air around you can feel changed. But I would wager it's comforting, too, to find something familiar in this place.

[ He sighs softly, his gaze going distant for a moment. ] It's good to know that not everything was lost.