"To be completely truthful with you, I would've said our homes are safe and sound regardless of this person's tale."

Abel has enough self-awareness to look vaguely sheepish; he is well aware that not many among them share his... optimism on the subject, but his faith holds strong regardless.

"Looking for hope, having faith-- there are worse things a man could possess than either. Maybe you think it is blind, and maybe it is-- but I do believe they're still there, my friend. My world and yours. But... I don't think debating that matter will get either of us very far, will it? We can't prove or disprove their fates any more than we can escape Horos, I'm afraid."