[He watches as the image takes shape, and the jinba's resemblance to Hayame is striking, even if she hadn't said a word to explain who he is. Claude watches 'Yubari' assemble supplies, he wonders how many times Hayame has watched this scene play out, just how often she'd been alone with that sad expression and the iliachtida in her hand.
More often than she'd ever admit, he supposes, given how she had reacted back in Alenroux. What would she say to him, if she ever saw her brother again in person? Maybe she'd simply struggle to find the words, as she often does.
His hand finds her shoulder, and he squeezes gently, now more sober than before.]
You'll see him again.
[She would get there, and things will be different, and they'll be reunited. They have to believe that it's possible.]
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More often than she'd ever admit, he supposes, given how she had reacted back in Alenroux. What would she say to him, if she ever saw her brother again in person? Maybe she'd simply struggle to find the words, as she often does.
His hand finds her shoulder, and he squeezes gently, now more sober than before.]
You'll see him again.
[She would get there, and things will be different, and they'll be reunited. They have to believe that it's possible.]