[Does "nearly razing all of the far shore" count as making it work? Well, Jae-Ha had helped as much as he could... It didn't work for him to bring Kija, who had such a monstrous hand, here of all places. And it didn't sit well with him to bring someone else on Hazel like a burden, either. It pains him, somehow, to be away from Kija, but it's probably for the best that Kija try to bond with others more closely.]

Something like that. Our old temple is torn down, just like that, but he's found somewhere to stay. [He's still in his sleep robe, after all this time. Idly, he messes with his sleeves as he steps closer, stopping a few feet away.]

I must have startled you. [It's very uncomfortable... How do you address this?]