[Lonato's done everything he can to try to prepare Ashe, educating him -- it's been a harder road than expected, but Ashe will never say he's ungrateful. He's extremely lucky compared to so many other people out there, and he knows it.

In return, Ashe is smiling shyly, feeling a bit helpless. Dimitri had been so despondent when they met, but rightfully so. And those wounds don't fade easily. Still, he's glad to see him doing better, or at least it appears that way.]

I... suppose that's true. Sorry, I might end up stumbling over that a few times, but I'll try. There's a part of me that can't help but still consider myself a commoner.

I don't want to interrupt whatever it is you might have going on, but I-I was hoping we could talk sometime?