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A long journey... perhaps one of the longest I have ever taken.
To think we thought it a success when he returned the first time, fighting alongside Luca Blight... how blind we were. I and all those of my class.
How many Highlanders objected to Luca Blight and lost their lives the first time, I wonder...
What a position to be in... having no answers, yet having the one that could answer them right next to me! But I can't ask him anything, not now. I had hoped upon return (because I believed we would) that I would be able to ask him more concerning all that has been happening, but that would be the last thing I should ask about now. Too much... too much has gone on. Now is not a time for myself, but for... for other things. Things must go smoothly, at least until we reach the Crystal Valley...
...why do I even bother to return? No one waits for me there... I knew upon returning from the Fire Bringer war that I had been putting aside my family life for business matters, I had meant to rectify them... and if I had not realized it then, Father, I have now...!
Maria, dearest, I hope you can forgive a fool such as myself. All the times you listened to me before, done so much when I have given you barely anything at all... perhaps I am paying for all that now.
...I really wish that I could speak with you now.