[In another situation, he might roll his eyes at her comment about clothes, but honestly, Alphen is just so relieved to finally run into a familiar face that he can't help a faint chuckle over it. Besides, she has a point -- he can't say he misses the tattered hand-me-downs he had been wearing when they first met.]

I can't say I disagree. I'm glad to be past those days.

[Even if they did have to go through an entire dungeon to get there. Shionne.

Even her change in demeanor is familiar in a way that puts him at ease. That way she has of opening the door, just a tiny bit, only to slam it shut whenever someone takes a look inside... Even though he deflates a bit, he can't say he doesn't expect it from her. And besides, she's not wrong. He nods softly.]

Fair enough. The sooner we start looking, the better chance we have of finding them.