[ Oh. That's a look she hasn't seen on his face before. Nor an emotion she's heard in his voice either, something so raw and vulnerable and choked up. Zelda is a little taken aback by the way he looks up at her, but her expression quickly softens and she shakes her head in affirmation. ]

It wasn't, no. Nor was my father. They were more like... empty vessels, I think, souls who had somehow forgotten who they once were. They escaped from their caretaker and spread throughout the leviathans. I believe they sought us out in order to siphon our life energy so that they might live again.

[ She knows more, but this is as much as she'll share. Whoever-- whatever-- Rem is, it's not for Zelda to share her secrets.

Thus, she pivots the conversation just slightly. ] Were you injured?