I've learned the value of simply having others live and go about their business around me, even if the lot of you are not even remotely similar to me. [And for once, Ithaqua is a little uncomfortable with the truth charm... But he'll keep going, it's not enough for the truth charm, apparently.] The forest is silent, which is its own peace, but perhaps... a little too quiet, as I think back.

[He's not saying this just because he does have someone to share his bed with. He understands the value of noise and signs of life now, because it's much easier to tell if there's something wrong simply by the way the sounds around him change. It affords him peace of mind.]

Someone can come by my room at any time for a chat, for tea and snacks, or for other reasons. I've Urianger to turn to for closer companionship. There is always something to do, whether that's a mission requiring the touch of a wizard, or simply here at the manor, and no day is ever the same.

[He sits back and crosses his legs, tapping his fingers against the wood frame of the chair.]

I could live here permanently, if I were not needed so desperately in my home world. [And that's the issue, isn't it? The problem he's been mulling over since the battle against the chimera and the Northern witches.]