Safe, Rutile confirms, but it doesn't change the fact that he can't remember his name and he can't make one up. He takes three deep breaths again, like Rutile told him to at the beginning, and tries to really believe he'll be safe. A part of him wonders if this means he's never going to see his family again, but... he's not as worried about that as he thought he might be. Somehow, for some reason, it feels like he's already seen them again. It feels like he's already dealt with and processed their disappearance, and already moved on.

Even Rutile's next suggestion sounds like a perfectly reasonable one, even though it can't make sense because he can't have been here before. But: "You mean you think this isn't my first time here?" he asks out loud. "Or that I've been here a really long time and just don't remember?"

He sounds more resigned now than curious or afraid.