"I'm not ignoring them," he sighed. "If I were capable of that, I'd be getting sleep that I sorely miss. Believe me, no one understands the concern of Zorc awakening better than I. But if you wish to look further into this... whatever discrepancy with my soul, that you can see or sense, you may."

He really didn't know what to make of Valdis' statement of concern, that she was right to be worried about Zorc, but she had merely phrased it like it pertained also to him.

"Thank you, I suppose. For telling me of it."