He feels her tail rest against him, yet as much as he appreciates it, something about that familiar affection just makes it harder to think about the issue he's trying to broach. The words are uncharacteristically stuck on his lips until, suddenly, she speaks them herself.

His eyes widen, darting to her face, and then away again into the distance. It's obvious from his reaction that it was what he expected, but didn't want, to hear. He's plainly struggling to process this. He shakes his head.

"Your visions... from Hydaelyn. Have they..." Have they ever been like this? Had they ever made her feel such sorrow? "Was this familiar to you?"

He clearly wants her to say yes. To say that this is something both familiar and workable. On a deep, selfish level, he wants this to be something that Himeka can understand and he can shrug his shoulders at, like so many other strange phenomena.