[He's silent as she speaks, and ever for a moment after. Luke keeps his gaze on the water, and the sullen expression never leaves his face as he listens to her. Once he speaks up, he turns his head towards her a little, though he still doesn't lift his eyes from the water. Sometimes it's easier to not see the other person's emotions...]

That's what I've always thought. I always wondered why people would say they're happy their friend went home. I get it, but... they're still gone. And if they come back... They probably won't remember being here. It's okay to be sad... and it's okay to miss them, too.

[Then why is Luke trying to hard to keep it all locked away? Well, he'll get to that.]

But when I think about Guy going back and... not remembering this place, or... what Auldrant might be like in his time, I just... I get so scared. I don't want to think about it, because...

[Because his hands start shaking, like they are now, even the one she's holding. What if Guy came back and had such high expectations of Luke again? What if he forgot Asch and everything he went through? And how Asch is reacting to all of this is another matter that scares him to death, and...

This is why his friends usually don't allow him to think too much. His thoughts always fall into a depressing downward spiral, and it always leaves him shaking like this.]