[... he wants to ask why, but it feels like he'd just be talking her in circles. he thinks he knows the answer she'd give, anyway. would it not be kinder to leave her be? let her believe whatever strange lies she wants.

he laughs, hoping it's enough to mask his hesitation.] Depends on what you mean by it. The past few years have been nothing but traveling, "home" starts to lose it's meaning when you're on the road for so long. I suppose the closest thing would be Elrianode...

[but it's not really "home". because he's only ever had one place he calls "home", and that place is nothing but buried and built-over ruins now.]