[Jade isn't quite sure what he feels. Some sort of absence, some level regret... but it's all buried deep within him. All he can do now is face the facts and let them be interpreted as they will.

The shift in topics is welcome; this answer is at least relatively better, although Jade retains a serious demeanor as he answers his sister.]

In a physical sense, they should be well - if particularly sleep-deprived. But on the mental front... This draft has been far too rough on them. [They don't have Jade's ability of coping and/or repressing.]