"I imagine the number itself matters so little when you are caught in a differing timeline. Even the small differences must feel uneasy to witness. I hope that it isn't too difficult for you. This place provides us all with enough trials as is."

Rue can't help the way their attention draws to the changes in the young man's energy, the softness that peeks out when he describes his situation. A mix between freeing and smothering, hm? They can absolutely relate to that.

"Incredible! I should very much like to see such a beautiful city. I'm afraid that Gloucester is all I've really seen so far in this place, but what a delight to know there are far better cities outside of it. I hope to one day travel and see them." One day, when they no longer feel so tied down to ADI and its mission.

"Well, Faerie is nothing like this place. It is rich and vibrant and overflowing with magic." Well, at least in the courts that Rue has traveled to. "We have cities and towns, of course, but nature is so much more prevalent in our infrastructure. My former court, in particular, had a fondness for golden peonies planted all throughout our major city. It was quite obnoxious, if not beautiful, in its own way."