[It's actually really good that Alfred can't see France's face right now; he's not very good at disguising his distress around this particular topic.]
Yes, although it's not just one person. When I came here, it was the first time I'd ever really been alone. I wasn't alone in that I didn't know anyone else who was here at the time, but I'm a creature that has always had people to take care of and to live for who defined me and the nature of my existence. To suddenly have them all go silent, to be alone for the first time like that: I thought I had died.
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Yes, although it's not just one person. When I came here, it was the first time I'd ever really been alone. I wasn't alone in that I didn't know anyone else who was here at the time, but I'm a creature that has always had people to take care of and to live for who defined me and the nature of my existence. To suddenly have them all go silent, to be alone for the first time like that: I thought I had died.