Ah, [ He almost exclaims. Her very first winter — and this is the experience she was given. The dead seeking to eat the living before the living starved to death. ] Let's hope your second winter will be a little less grim, then, shall we.

[ Spoken with levity, he crouches down to wait until Alia and her friends are close enough for him to look at. Eyes kept on them at first, he eventually watches her with the same amount of attention as he continues. ]

Only for a few days. My body never made it to these waters, but my name did. I'm sure they kept it safe. They must be used to those by now, don't you think?