[What heartfelt condolences those are. Enough to almost make him laugh; if only Terra knew the truth of the situation, that it was by no means his emperor or nation that fell. He held no sentimentality connected to it all; if anything, he was the one who led all of Niflheim astray, to its own downfall.

But-- you know, not something he'd bring up right now.]

You're kind, truly. [He grins up at him.] But no, all I require is to sit by the fire for now. It still has enough life in it to blaze for more time to come.