Alcuin appreciated the gesture, particularly since Alcuin knew that Ignis could not see his face and so was intuiting how he might feel.

He decided to keep going, at least for a bit.

"I knew that if I'd never gone to Forks, I wouldn't be facing death now. But, terrified as I was, I couldn't bring myself to regret the decision. When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end."

Alcuin stopped again. He was not entirely certain that he agreed with that statement, but it also made him wonder if he would rather have had a lifetime with Anafiel as a mentor and nothing more, or such a short time with everything he'd wanted.

He tried to shake away the thought, and then looked at Ignis. "I am certain I am judging too soon, but I find this depressing."