Calm him down? [ Genuinely surprised though she was, Naminé couldn't helping feeling just afterward that perhaps that counted for a compliment. ] Do you really think I could have?

[ It had always sounded like he needed it. Expression sobering slightly, ]

Actually, I regretted not being able to speak with them more while they were here, too. I was really looking forward to getting to know them, after everything you told me.

[ As for the other bit, ]

I suppose that's true. It seems like most people have an easier time getting along when they don't have to ask much of each other.