[On the one hand, he hates being the one to tell her. He's not a fan of making people sad. It's one of the many reasons he doesn't talk about his own issues very often. However, he's also not going to lie. Ruby wanted the story and he wasn't going to beat around it or try to hide it from her.

She said she wanted to help and wanted to know what happened. Well, this was what had happened.]

Yes. Some more than others, but no one left the Horologium unscathed.

[Dead, physical injuries, and more importantly psychological ones. They were going to be recovering from that last bit long after they were all physically healed. Maes knew that much.]

We're all supporting each other though...that's helped I think or at least it's going to help as we move forward.

[He offers a smile, it's small but warm and reassuring.]

Don't worry about the other general. I've looked out for Roy before and he has more than just my eyes on him. Just like I'm sure you're going to look out for Yang and do what you can for her.