"Yeah. He's still up north, though. Don't think we're likely to see him down here. But we still talk." A quiet sigh lifts those shoulders as he turns that direction, as though they might actually see Par Vollen from here. "He's got a lot of anger in him, but that's not exactly a shock. He's doing well, pushing past anger to purpose. That's the hardest part."

He lets her sniffle, push the tears past, before gesturing onwards down the hill. "Reminds me of you, though. Real outspoken. Got a temper, too. Wound up calling him 'Gaat'...which. Would probably make more sense if you knew what gaat-lok was," he added after a moment, chuckling. "Explosive powder. Dangerous stuff if you don't handle with care."