[ That is one thing that Aymeric has sought to hold onto as much as he can, even though a part of him fears that he has already lost himself and has begun to be unrecognizable as the man he was. Still, having a sense of manners is not limited only to humans, or so he tries to tell himself. ] I believe- There is a bond between us that is more than the bond that forms from... from that.

[ He says those words, unknowingly confirming what it is that Jonathan has suspected. But at the man's next words, he finds himself looking at him with surprise. ]

I know that you have quite the deductive mind, and that you are so very perceptive too, but I must ask: how did you know that? [ He is dimly aware of voidsent such as them having other gifts, but he has not pursued his own very much thus far. Perhaps Jonathan has delved deeper into that arena than he has, and that is what aids him in making those deductions. ]