[He gives a quiet nod, welcoming her presence.]

That is so. There is no need to be sorry. It is just a bittersweet aspect of life here in Luceti. You... never did meet Rapunzel-san, did you?

[He says with a glum smile. He had thought of introducing them eventually, but the occasion never came. And on some level, he was afraid that bringing the two girls he'd had feelings for together would somehow make all of the already-complicated relationships even worse.]