*He just nods. It takes him a moment to get over the flood of emotions, of pain, of guilt and loss and anger and so many other things, before he can answer. Even then, his voice is a little distant, as he moves to a different painful subject, though perhaps not as bad as it used to be.*

Albedo.

*For once, that's all he has to say. It's a topic he's been avoiding with the older Nigredo for...a long time.*