...It's not as though I'm particularly productive during the trials myself, though that's for different reasons altogether. Good to know, though.

[It does clear up some things, at the very least. Whether that's what he was getting at or not, he doesn't seem inclined to clarify, but still.

He doesn't seem inclined to complain about Gold sitting down with him either, though, so that much is good, too.]

I've spent a good long while with nothing but time, granted. But I've been to war, I've seen people die. I was first sent to the front lines when I was around your age, actually. So I get how important distractions can be.