[Had, she says. Does that mean that person isn’t around for her to look after any more? Because that person is not here? Or because they are truly gone? He studies her quietly a moment. To lose that important someone is not something that Kija can even allow himself to imagine.
He doesn't really know her... but he hopes that isn't the case.]
I suppose that is right. [Even without a bond. After all, Hak and the princess are very close too...]
People cannot help but to simply be drawn to forming connections to others.