He's impressed! He did not expect Luka to back off so quickly on that one. The princess had said it so certainly at the time, he was sure they'd have to talk about that first. Instead, he's pleasantly surprised, smiling faintly. Perhaps there's hope for them yet.

"I don't think they're trying to end it. Maybe the thing they came from was, but it's been forty years. They're just as trapped in all this as we are. As the rest of them are, the Wizard and your Protector. The companions." He trails off in that moment, staring at the little boar figurine.

He's somber and quiet as he continues, "You know, the monster today. She cried when she told me you killed her friend, same as I have when my friends have died."