[ His loved ones again, huh. He had mentioned something about them back in the maze as well. If this place would deem that the most fit to use against him, coupled with the very faint shift in his demeanour as he talks about them now..

.. well, it says a lot. Especially to a quite observant girl like Ange. Astralin must really miss the people he's left behind by getting dragged to this world, but at the same time he seems to be trying to downplay it.

Not because he wants to lie, she thinks. He doesn't seem like the type, unless she's massively misreading him.

It's probably instead that he doesn't want her to worry. Especially if she really does remind him of his kids.

Ange contemplates it for a moment or two, but then she slowly exhales as she answers his question. ]

Pretty much just that. Trying to investigate this place. Explore around town, and a little bit outside of it. [ Maybe it sounds a little sad, being so focused on one thing, and not even really sounding like she's having fun with it.. but Ange answers like this is the natural thing for her to do, still following him. ] I'm really not sure how much closer I'm getting to figuring out anything substantial, though. It doesn't feel like much lately.