[ He casts her a rueful smile for a moment before shaking his head. ]

But you can't, can you? Not really. It's already the past. It's already written in stone and even were we to find a way to change our fate... it would do nothing to change yours, would it? [ His lips press together in a thin line for the moment, because such complicated theories are hardly his domain, as fascinating as they might be to speculate over. He'd prefer they just have remained theoretical, in fact. ]

So you came here to find out the connection to Elpis, and to better understand what became of us. Do you truly think you can find the answers here? [ It seemed a strange notion, to him. Especially here, so far distant from Aumarot which was, at its core, the heart of all of them. ] I don't suppose your 'Hydaelyn' gave you any other useful clues on where to look? Or have you found any leads in your search so far, since I'm afraid I missed the latter half of your day after Emet-Selch's temper tantrum.