Hendrik crouched down to talk to the Luminary. Since the boy obviously couldn't stand, the least he could do was match the height to something a little more even. He nodded quietly at Elven being worried and stressed because he had felt the same way. "I understand your concern. But rest easy knowing that in my time you fulfilled your duty and we were safe and sound in the Last Bastion with His Majesty King Carnelian."

Unfortunately he couldn't say the same for Veronica. But putting the other's mind at rest for home was the best thing that he could do so he gently placed a gloved hand on the Luminary's shoulder for a brief moment. "I assure you the World Tree is completely intact." It really bothered him to see the boy so shaken but he did understand.

"Death and darkness are no more in Erdrea." Here however was of course a different story entirely.