[He falls quiet when he sees that look of concern, and turns a bit more serious, lips in a tight line, silver gray eyes focused on the other. He can understand his concern, if his village is under attack. His situation might not be quite the same, but he does have people waiting for him... Well, sort of.

Sometimes he wonders if his parents would ever even notice if he was gone...

But that's not important now, what is important is to give a helping hand to someone who needs it.]

This is just a rumor, but... [And he's not even sure he believes it himself..]

I've been told that time stands still while we're here. Which makes it likely that you'd be sent back to the very moment you were taken from....