That is something I understand all too well. [Yeah, that's definitely a sore spot for him. He's always spending time away from someone he cares for so that he might do his job. It's only in Paradisa that those things overlap and he really wishes they didn't.]

... Ah. So she has already made her decision. She is wise for her youth. [And the young can be foolish, but this isn't a reprimand... Being open-minded means she can deal with humans easier.] Treasured as she might be to her family and people, there are likely few others who could fill the role she has deigned for herself.

It is always difficult to watch one's children and grandchildren roam...