"I wonder, yeah..." Utena raised her thumb and forefinger in front of her mouth, leaning on her elbow again. Had Landel even died that night? She had no idea. All they had to go on was what they had been told about what others had overheard. No one had actually seen Landel die, right? That was what made figuring anything out about Landel so frustrating: no one ever saw anything with him. It was lucky enough that she had gotten to see Marc.

Since they couldn't really do more than speculate right now, Utena decided it was best they move on to other things. "Has anything else happened with you since we last talked, by the way?" she asked. "I mean, besides the military. You're okay, right? No big injuries or anything?"