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[As much as Regal is glad when someone is able to return to their world, making announcements like this never becomes any easier, not even after three years here in Luceti. Still, others deserve to know, which is why he'll be taking out his journal for a short, simple announcement.]

To those of you who knew him, Lloyd Irving has returned to his world.

[He knows how much Lloyd meant to some of the people still here, which is why after that he'll be stopping by certain houses to check on how the others from his world are faring.

Later on that afternoon, any visitors to the bakery will be greeted by a very strange sight. Turns out that a couple of the bears that live in the forest have awakened from their hibernation a bit early, and they're hungry-- which somehow ended them up in the bakery. What's even stranger is that they're calmly sitting there eating pies and actually holding a conversation with Regal (or as much of a conversation as the animals here are capable of having). Feel free to gawk at these unusual customers, flee in terror or just wonder what the heck bears are doing in the bakery.]

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... Did you need something else?

[Because these are not the kind of conversation topics Yuan likes to linger on.]

What have you heard from Mithos lately?

[They're not the best conversation topics, but they're things that need to be discussed.]

Nothing too pressing. He moved back into his old house, last I heard.

[And he's unsure whether to add who his housemate is. Does Regal know Martel is back in Luceti?]

[No, Regal does not, as will be evidenced by his next line:]

All by himself?

[Well, that's an easy answer. There's a moment's pause, because Yuan doesn't like to talk about this sort of thing, but there's no other way around the question and Regal is bound to find out eventually.]

No, with Martel.

[That's enough to cause Regal's eyes to widen slightly with surprise. She's back? On the one hand, this could be a good thing for Mithos' temperament, but on the other, if anything happens to her...]

She's been returned? How long ago?

A month. It was near the start of the New Feather cycle.

I see. No wonder Mithos was so eager to move back to the house.

With any luck, this will make him more agreeable towards everyone else. But if something were to happen to Martel...

[Oh Regal, you did not word that well. You did not word that well at all. Yuan's face darkens.]

If something were to happen to Martel, Mithos would be the least of my worries. [He has half a mind to slam the door in Regal's face.]

[Perhaps not, but Yuan of all people should know that anything can and will happen in Luceti, and it's best to be prepared for the worst.]

I know. Unfortunately, given the nature of this place, it's something that must be kept in mind.

[The thought of Gelda going home is always in the back of his mind, as much as he might wish otherwise.]

[Yuan's expression doesn't change in the slightest. The last thing he needs right now is a lecture from Regal, or a nasty reminder of what's to come.]

Did you really think I would forget?

... forgive me. That was insensitive, and I apologize.

[Regal actually looks guilty now, because that hadn't been his intention at all.]

[... Hm. Well, at least Regal realized his mistake, so Yuan will ease up a bit.]

... We can only hope that Mithos is sent home before she is.

[Regal gives a slight nod of his head.]

That would be the best option for everyone.

[Except for Mithos, of course, but there's no way for everyone to have a happy ending, as Regal is all too painfully aware.]

[Yuan strongly doubts that Mithos would have a "happy ending" either way. Being here in Luceti with Martel... It doesn't seem to have improved anything. Mithos is beyond saving and should just leave.]

... Yes. It would be.

How have you been faring?

[It's a serious question, with genuine concern in the tone. He knows all of this can't be easy on Yuan at all, and with Kratos apparently in a bad mood due to Lloyd's departure... and he's pretty sure the half-elf isn't the sort of person to confide his worries in anyone.]

Well enough.

[It's an incredible non-answer and Yuan's perfectly aware, but Regal is right about one thing. Yuan doesn't confide his worries in anyone. ... Well, he'd confide in Kratos, but that man's got his own problems to deal with right now.]

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