[Lyle looks at her curiously as she pulls back from him. The next words hit him like a ton of bricks. Hearing that she was dead... that was as hard as having heard from Setsuna that his brother was dead. Harder since she was his girlfriend and he loved her so much. He didn't want to think about having to live the rest of his life without her. A few tears started to run down his cheeks.]
[But she was here. For all they knew, they could be here for the rest of their lives. And he had her here. And she was safe here (for the most part) from the other Innovades since there would be consequences if Ribbons or Hiling or Regene tried anything.]
[After a moment, he managed a smile though it was obvious he was still sad about that news. The fact "he" (which he assumed was another Meister) had killed her really wasn't his focus at the moment. His voice was a bit shaky when he spoke again.]