[ Without hesitation, she squeezes back. Occasionally, she still feels as though she should try to learn more lessons from her sister, but the fact that they are different from each other is more of a good thing than a bad one. They balance each other out, and she has been told before that having balance is only a benefit. ]

I'm certain that it is. The way he looks at you and all but lights up when he sees you is more than a little telling. With you gone, I can only imagine how much he must be throwing himself into his work so that he can distract himself from how much he misses you.

[ All right, so perhaps she doesn't know that that's the case at all, but it isn't too difficult to picture either. ]

Well, then, maybe when we return from helping the Ala Mhigans, we should go pay them a visit and see what has happened. Maybe they know how to wake him again.

[ That seems like a bit of a tall order, but it has been some time since they were present. Who knows what developments have been made? ]