[ The reassurance is a relief, to be sure. While he might not have any stake in things any longer, it's good to know that he hasn't missed some vast swath of time. It's more strange to think that a year had passed in Lunatia before his arrival. Given the fact he became a part of her soul, he struggles to wrap his head around the how of the situation. Was he technically here the whole time, then? Just a part of her soul and thus unawares? If so, why is he here now of all times? Is he needed once again, for some...higher purpose? Or is it a fluke?

Ugh. It's going to give him a headache if he keeps trying to figure it out, so he sets it on the backburner and decides to worry about it all later. ]

That's good. I can't imagine the catching up we'd have to do if that was the case. [ Still, it sounds like not much has happened back home in the (short??) time he's been gone. ] And your friends? They must still be on the First, if you only took word back.