[ Estinien remains quiet as his friend's mind is quite obvious;y miles away. Not that he can blame the man. It was always obvious Aymeric had been taken by the Warriors of Light as heroes and people to look up to; ones who would help regardless of stigma or national borders. Now, it is quite different with the fact that one of those heroes is to be his wife. Estinien would presume an emotional shift happens at the point of heroes unto family. He would almost say he is certain, yet, he is not sure he would call the young Lord Alphinaud family.

Perhaps not yet.

The once-Azure Dragoon hardly knows the notion of family other than the blood oath between him and the man across from him. ]

Perhaps if you were to ask unofficially, your woman might find a way to bring you along. If you were to allow her. [ The statement is gentle and he truly means it in a kind way. ] I would imagine her thoughts go to you quite often.

[ A chuckle comes from him at the idea of K'thisru charging straight to the Empire's front door. She certainly would. ]

My trip to the Far East can be postponed till the morning. It would seem that you are in need of company more than I am in need of going to my next destination.