Harmona smiled gently and a bit sheepishly, “yes, but that doesn't take the raw edge off of it at all, does it?” She took a long pull from her glass to fill the awkward silence. “Just another one of those things for me to get used to. I'm only a few months away from completing my third year out of that self-imposed exile so... there's that, I guess.” Balance shook her head.
“I've made some wonderful friends and I look forward to making more. Everyone should have good friends.”