[ Ah, he can feel his eyes welling up with tears just looking at Hauchefant, and he quietly drops his head a moment, so that his eyes can be covered by his bangs. His ever successful method for appearing fine. ]

... I see. [ He's of course a bit unhappy to hear that his death was indeed real, though Alphinaud could never find a way to refute it regardless. So he can take this as meaning this world they're in now has the ability to keep some alive on this side. An interesting thing, that. He'll want to look into it later. ]

Regardless, 'tis a blessing in itself that you may be granted breath once again, despite the circumstance. I am ... truly glad for this opportunity.

[ The rest of their situation, not so great. But there's a silver lining in here that he can't just ignore. ]