Honestly little progress was better than no progress. Alphen wasn't going to rush anything since the last thing he wanted was for Shionne to lock herself up again. At least she was starting to actually sit around the fire with everyone else more often too.

"I know about it yeah. Odds are Kisara might head over there if the rain lasts the rest of the day. As for me....maybe later. I still have a lot of maintenance to do" That was half an excuse since in reality he just didn't want to leave Shionne on her own.