I think I've gotten to know him well enough over these last few months to recognise when someone is...emotionally unavailable. [Her words are very quiet suddenly.] And meeting his late wife in the dream bubbles simply solidified that.

..Which is when I realised what my own feelings were, ironically enough. Hence why I feel very foolish. [she gives Dohalim a sad smile.] I think I would have liked her, had we met in some other time and place.

[ Ah, but she hasn't said a name yet, has she? She turns her gaze away, not out to the city proper, but to one side, towards the inner gardens of crystaline shards. ]

..Kratos. I'm talking about Kratos.