[She looks far more tired than he recalls, but in his defense his life has been very eventful since...well. Their parting. It did quite a lot to smooth out his sharp edges, though. (And see her with some rose-tinted lenses, but that's neither here nor there.)

He shakes his head.]

You might not have asked for it, but it is yours all the same--these creatures have a command of magic that we've been denied--even my ability to jump is restricted here.

They're quite canny besides.

Have you just arrived? That woman will boot you out without so much as an explanation, Aymeric and I are not so far off and can return for you.