Fai nods, still smiling but less overly cheerful about it. There's obvious sympathy in his expression when he looks back at Devin. "I see. I can't imagine it was easy on you. I can't even imagine two world wars. The little experience I've had with war was enough for me."

The blond takes a moment to wash his hands, and then long, deft fingers make quick work of chopping vegetables to throw into the dish he's preparing. "If that was a long time ago, what do you do now? Before you came here, I mean."

He nods at the comment about Foreigners. "So I've heard. One of my companions appeared for a brief time, but she didn't have a soul gem. Apparently sometimes that happens; people arrive without soul gems and then disappear a few weeks later." Fai manages to keep his voice even and his smile firmly affixed as he's talking, even though it still aches to have lost Mokona all over again.