It's good to hear her laugh, no matter how grave the situation feels.

"I do what I can. Though... I suppose it's more appropriate for me to apologize for exposing myself to you, then," he says. Being nude in front of others could typically not draw so much as a blink from him, but she's the one exception. Decades have passed since he first shyly turned his back to her and this, of all things, has broken the spell.

He turns his gaze to the trees, the winding river.

"Are you alright to walk?"