[ He watches her get up to get the cake, going quiet. For him it isn't as weird as it might be for some others. Especially for those who lived a fairly normal life. Even with Athena's strange ability, the amount of danger she's been in probably hasn't compared. ]

I wouldn't know, not really. [ He rubs his thumb over the edge of the table. ] I've been in the middle of a forest, keeping watch while the others sleep. Been asleep while merely one man keeps watch of a group of us when we know there are creatures all around us that can kill us. Sometimes we're looking for an enemy. We've infiltrated enemy land and been taken prisoner.

[ He shifts in his seat. ] Though usually those things wouldn't affect someone like her. Or like you. [ He looks up at her, sympathetic. ] I'm sorry.

[ It isn't his fault really but... He still feels it. ]